FOOTBALL FORMATIONS

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Morocco vs Portugal - World Cup Quarterfinals Game N3 (10/12/2022)

GK BOUNOU Bono
CB EL YAMIQ El - Yamiq
CB SAÏSS Saiss
RB HAKIMI
LB ATTIYAT-ALLAH Attiat - Allah
DMF AMRABAT
CMF OUNAHI
CMF AMALLAH
RMF ZIYECH
LMF BOUFAL
CF EN-NESYRI

Substitutions: Dari for Saïss (57 mn - Injury), Cheddira for En-Nesyri (64 mn), Benoun for Amallah (64 mn), Aboukhlal for Ziyech (81 mn) and Jabrane for Boufal (81 mn)
Notes: Aguerd and Mazraoui were unavailble due to injury
Ounahi and Amallah started the second half in opposite sides
Dari played as right CB, this relocated El Yamiq as left CB
Benoun was brought as another CB between Dari and El Yamiq, changing the formation from 4-5-1 into a 5-4-1, with Amrabat as left DMF and Ounahi as right DMF
Jabrane played as right DMF, this relocated Ounahi as LMF/left CMF covering the left flank
After Cheddira was sent off, Aboukhlal was positioned as CF, leaving the whole right flank to Hakimi
Morocco became the first African/CAF nation to ever past the round of Quarterfinals
Incidents: Cheddira (92 mn - Second Half) was sent off

Captained by: Romain Saïss | Hakim Ziyech | Sofyan Amrabat
Short Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Hakim Ziyech/Azzedine Ounahi/Sofyan Amrabat/Yahia Attiyat-Allah/Jawad El Yamiq/Yassine Bounou
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: -
Right Corner: Hakim Ziyech
Penalty: Hakim Ziyech
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Jawad El Yamiq, Romain Saïss, Selim Amallah, Achraf Hakimi

Team Strategy

*Total Defense
*Counter Attack
*Left Side Attack
*Right Side Attack
*Change Sides: Ounahi/Amrabat - While they were DMFs