Morocco, Portugal starting line-ups revealed

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Wed, 20 Jun 2018 - 11:46 GMT

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Wed, 20 Jun 2018 - 11:46 GMT

Soccer Football - World Cup - Morocco Training - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 14, 2018 Morocco coach Herve Renard and players during training REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Soccer Football - World Cup - Morocco Training - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 14, 2018 Morocco coach Herve Renard and players during training REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

CAIRO – 20 June 2018: Morocco will face Portugal on Wednesday afternoon at their second game of group B at the 2018 World Cup in Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.

The Arab team hopes for achieving a victory to keep their chances to reach the second round as they lost the first game 1-0 to Iran.

On the other hand, Portugal ended their game against their neighbors, Spain, with a late 3-3 draw, after a stunning performance from their biggest star, Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored their three goals.




Morocco's starting line-up for the game consists of: Munir Mohamedi, Achraf Hakimi, Nabil Dirar, Medhi Benatia, Manuel da Costa, Hakim Ziyech, Karim el Ahmadi, Younès Belhanda, Mbark Boussoufa, Nordin Amrabat and Khalid Boutaïb.

Boutaïb is set to replace Ayoub el Kaabi who started the first game against Iran failing to leave an impact on the pitch.




Portugal's starting line-up for the game consists of: Rui Patrício, Pepe, Cedric Soares, Raphael Guerreiro, Jose Fonte, Joao Mario, Joao Moutinho, Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Goncalo Guedes and Ronaldo.

Iran leads the group table with three points while Spain and Portugal share the second position and Morocco stays at the bottom of the group.

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