Portugal survived Morocco scare to walk away with all three points thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s early goal that eventually proved to be enough.
The Atlas Lions were the better side for large spells of the match, especially in the second-half when they triggered a barrage of attacks and looked to score at any point. But Morocco lacked the cutting edge to kill the chances and that was their undoing eventually.
Portugal are on the brink of a last 16 spot at the FIFA World Cup 2018, but it wasn’t a performance to write home about. There’s plenty of kinks to iron out before they even think of making it big in Russia.
The match was all about Cristiano Ronaldo, as apart from his early goal, the squad collectively failed to score a single goal in 90 minutes.