Morocco and Portugal will face off within the third quarterfinal match of the weekend, with kickoff set for 10 a.m. ET on Saturday morning from Al Thumama Stadium. The motion may be seen on Fox and Telemundo by way of televised broadcast, or by way of livestream on the Fox Sports activities app and Peacock.
Portugal are the favorites to win in common time, priced at -140 on the moneyline at DraftKings Sportsbook. Morocco are +475 whereas a attract common time is about to +260.
The match will probably be officiated by an all-Argentine crew with Facundo Tello serving because the referee. The 2 assistants will probably be Ezequiel Brailovsky and Gabriel Chade. That is Tello’s third match of the match. He officiated Switzerland-Cameroon and South Korea-Portugal within the group stage.
Morocco shocked the world after they despatched Spain packing after defeating them in a penalty shootout within the spherical of 16 on Tuesday. The 2 groups performed 120 minutes to a scoreless draw, whereas the Moroccans defeated Spain 3-0 in PKs due to to large saves from goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. It’s the primary look within the quarterfinals for Morocco of their historical past as they appear to be placing collectively an unbelievable Cinderella run.
Portugal comes into this match on the again of a 6-1 rout over Switzerland of their spherical of 16 match, as 21-year-old Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos notched three targets and an help as he began rather than a benched Cristiano Ronaldo. CR7 got here in off the bench to play for 17 minutes, as Portugal will now have a well-rested famous person and an in-form Ramos as they hope to handle enterprise in opposition to Morocco.
Right here’s a have a look at the total officiating crew forward of Saturday’s motion (h/t Regulation 5 – The Referee):
Referee: Facundo Tello (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG)
Fourth Official: Ivan Barton (SLV)
Reserve Assistant Referee: David Moran (SLV)
Video Assistant Referee: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ricardo De Burgos (ESP)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Assist Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Juan Pablo Belatti (ARG)