Date: 11-06-1986
Stage: first round
Place: GUADALAJARA
Running time: 99 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/arabian/spanish/portuguese
My rating: ***
Notes: Zaki,Krimau,Bouderbala,Timoumi, Sousa,Futre,RuiAguas,Gomes
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 11 June 1986, 16:00
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan
Attendance: 22,000
Meteo: Clear, hot, 31°C
MOROCCO
Badou Zaki (c)
Mustapha El Biyaz
Mohamed Timoumi
Abdelmajid Dolmy
Labid Khalifa
Abdelrazak Khairi
Mohamed El Haddaoui
Aziz Bouderbala
Merry Krimau
Mohamed Moukrim Ben Mbarek
Noureddine Bouyahyaoui
Coach: José Faria (MAR)
71′ ↓Mohamed El Haddaoui ↑Abdelaziz Souleimani
PORTUGAL
Manuel Bento (c)
Álvaro Magalhães
Frederico Rosa
João Pinto
António Oliveira
António André
Diamantino Miranda
Carlos Manuel
Jaime Pacheco
António Sousa
Fernando Gomes
Coach: José Torres (POR)
64′ Fernando Gomes
54′ ↓Álvaro Magalhães ↑Rui Águas
68′ ↓António Sousa ↑Diamantino Miranda
Referee: Alan Snoddy (NIR)
Goals:
19′ Abdelrazak Khairi, MAR
26′ Abdelrazak Khairi, MAR
62′ Merry Krimau, MAR
80′ Diamantino Miranda, POR
Match overview
Morocco stunned Portugal with two first-half goals from Khairi and a third from Krimau after the break. Portugal’s late goal was not enough, and Morocco became the first African team to reach the second round of a World Cup.
Trivia
Morocco’s win eliminated Portugal and made history for African football. Khairi’s brace was the highlight of the match.
