Morocco 1-0 Portugal: En-Nesyri’s leap, Africa in the semi-final, Ronaldo says goodbye

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Morocco have made it to the World Cup semi-final after defeating Portugal 1-0. AdvertisementMorocco are the first African team to qualify for a World Cup semi-final, and will meet the winners of England and France. Portugal was their seventh game under Regragui and they have only conceded once, an own goal at that. He was appointed on August 31, with Morocco kicking off against Portugal just 101 days into his tenure. As he scored Portugal’s first goal in its group stage opener, it seemed so familiar: the mystical Tournament Ronaldo.
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World Cup 2022 Group C guide: Argentina’s fast starts, ageing Mexico and possession-shy Poland

We move on to Group C, which features two-time winners Argentina, World Cup regulars Mexico (despite what Argentina and Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Cristian Romero thinks), play-off winners Poland and Saudi Arabia. GO DEEPER World Cup state of play: Argentina's ‘Scaloneta’ carry a beleaguered nationTheir build-up approach is varied. Their key player(s)Veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa is supercharged by these tournaments and is set to take part in his fifth World Cup. Mexico were the second-oldest team (after Costa Rica) at the 2018 World Cup and the oldest North American side to qualify for Qatar. One thing to watchThe 33-year-old captain Al-Faraj is set to lead Saudi Arabia at his final World Cup.

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South Korea World Cup 2022 squad guide: Solid defence can show it’s not all about Son

South Korea head to a 10th successive World Cup sweating on the fitness of their greatest-ever forward. His methods certainly seemed to work during the Asian World Cup qualifiers, with South Korea securing a World Cup spot as comfortably as they have done for any tournament since hosting the 2002 edition. The pair helped South Korea to the best defensive record in the Asian qualifying section, conceding three goals in 10 matches. But there is every chance South Korea will line up with Kim Jin-su, Kim Min-jae, Kim Young-gwon and one of Kim Mun-hwan or Kim Tae-hwan across the defence. When South Korea so convincingly confirmed their qualification for a tenth World Cup in a row, the mood among fans was buoyant.

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Senegal are the greatest overperformers in the modern World Cup era. World Cup overperformers No. Despite winning the thing in 2010, it turns out Spain are the World Cup’s biggest underperformers. Germany surprisingly underperform more than England and France, harmed by that disastrous bottom-of-their-group exit while World Cup holders in 2018. At its heart, this data is a reassessment of expectations going into the World Cup, but let’s have some fun by applying the average over/underperformance of each team to their current ranking to provide a fresh list of World Cup favourites: a ‘Performance-Adjusted World Cup Ranking’.

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Five World Cup tactical trends to look out for

This World Cup will not be like any other for a multitude of off-pitch reasons. Keep up, dadBut such is the cyclical nature of football that this World Cup looks set to be a tournament for the No 10. Set-piece superiorityThe 2018 World Cup was rightly famed for its record-breaking set pieces and that seemed to highlight their importance at domestic level too, with more clubs employing set-piece coaches. Regardless, pressing high at this World Cup may not be a worthwhile risk, given the fatigue levels of players. For teams playing with a back four, dropping a pivot from midfield between the centre-backs creates a functional back three.

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Costa Rica World Cup 2022 squad guide: Conservative approach will both help and hinder

The team that embarrassed Uruguay, Italy and England in 2014 are back, and looking to defy the odds at the World Cup again. Bennette has game-changing speed on the wing, and with Costa Rica expected to play on the counterattack, the 18-year-old’s pace could factor heavily. Costa Rica will be extremely organised defensively. They averaged just 39.7 percent possession in the final round of World Cup qualifying. Read more: See the rest of The Athletic’s World Cup 2022 squad guides(Design: Sam Richardson for The Athletic)

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