World Cup: Morocco vs Portugal predicted lineups

Published December 10th, 2022 - 11:22 GMT
Players of Portugal pose for the team picture ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Portugal and Switzerland at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 6, 2022. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
Players of Portugal pose for the team picture ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Portugal and Switzerland at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 6, 2022. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Albawaba - Morocco are set to lock horns with Portugal on Saturday for a place in the 2022 World Cup semi-finals in an encounter that could see Cristiano Ronaldo left out of Fernando Santos' lineup once again.

Below are the expected lineups for both teams:

Morocco vs Portugal predicted lineups

Morocco (4-3-3):

Coach: Walid Regragui

Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguerd, Romain Saiss, Noussair Mazraoui; Sofyan Amrabat, Selim Amallah, Azzedine Ounahi; Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal.

Portugal (4-2-3-1):

Coach: Fernando Santos

Diogo Costa; Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro; Ruben Neves, Otavio; Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Felix; Goncalo Ramos.

Morocco's players pose for a team picture before the start of the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Morocco and Spain at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on December 6, 2022. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)
Morocco's players pose for a team picture before the start of the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 football match between Morocco and Spain at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on December 6, 2022. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

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