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Cristiano Ronaldo -led Portugal are scheduled to face the likes of Achraf Hakimi's Morocco in the quarterfinals on Saturday, December 10 in the FIFA World Cup 2022. Both the teams have displayed sensational performances in their previous matches in the tournament and will look to continue their strong run in the World Cup.

After defeating World No.2 Belgium in the group stage, Morocco produced another upset in the Round of 16 as they knocked out the 2010 World Cup winners, Spain 3-0 in penalties to confirm their maiden qualification in the World Cup quarterfinals. On the other hand, Portugal started without star forward Ronaldo as his replacement Goncalo Ramos scored the first hattrick in Qatar. Portugal thrashed Switzerland 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals.

Morocco vs Portugal: Match Prediction

Head-To-Head:

  • Morocco and Portugal have faced each other twice in the World Cups and both the teams share a win each.
  • While Morocco defeated Portugal 3-1 in the 1986 World Cup, A Seleção beat the African side 1-0 in 2018.
Also read: Morocco vs Portugal: Live scores and updates

Top Players:

  • Morocco include Hakim Ziyech, Achraf Hakimi, Romain Saiss, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Youssef En-Nesyri as their top players.
  • Portugal include Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Rafael Leao, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva as their top players.

Predicted halftime scores: (Morocco 0-2 Portugal)

  • 1st Half: 0-1
  • 2nd Half: 0-1

Morocco vs Portugal: Betting Odds (FT)

Handicap (Spread): 0.5 goal (Morocco -0.5)
Over/Under: 2.5 (Over)
Prediction: Morocco 3-0 Portugal

Money Line:

  • Morocco have +425 odds to pick up the win, while Portugal are listed at -150 to claim victory.
  • The draw between Morocco and Portugal has been listed at +270 odds.

Handicap (Spread):

  • In the FIFA World Cup 2022, Morocco scored a total of four goals in four matches while Portugal scored a total of 12 goals in four matches.
  • From their opponents in the qualifiers, Morocco conceded just one goal while Portugal conceded four goals.
  • Portugal (-0.5) are placed on -165 odds while Morocco (+0.5) have +115 odds.

Over/Under:

  • The full-time score has been set to 2.5 goals. Over +105, Under -145.

Both teams to score:

  • While Portugal have scored in every game in the World Cup, Morocco have scored in two games and played a goalless draw with Croatia in the group stage before defeating Spain in the penalties.
  • The odds for both the teams to score are +105 otherwise it's -145.

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