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Portugal vs. Morocco kicks off a busy Wednesday in Russia as the World Cup resumes as all 32 nations prepare for their second outing of the group stage. It is more important than ever for teams hoping to advance to secure a crucial three points to position themselves so they can advance to the knockout stage of the tournament.
The Portugal squad is led by Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, who is off to a hot start at the World Cup after securing a hat trick in the first game for Selection of the Quinas, while Morocco will rely heavily on star defender Medhi Benatia, who will be tasked with slowing down Ronaldo and the Portuguese attack.
All of the information you need to catch Wednesday’s match in Moscow can be seen below.
Portugal vs. Morocco TV Channel & Viewing Details
Event: World Cup: Portugal vs. Morocco
Date: June 20, 2018
Start Time: 8:00 a.m. ET
Location: Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow
Broadcast: FOX Sports 1
Portugal Squad
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| PLAYER | CLUB | POSITION | ||
| 1 | Rui Patrício | Sporting CP | GK | |
| 2 | Anthony Lopes | Lyon | GK | |
| 3 | Beto | Goztepe | GK | |
| 4 | Bruno Alves | Rangers | Defender | |
| 5 | Cedric Soares | Southampton | Defender | |
| 6 | Jose Fonte | Dalian Yifang | Defender | |
| 7 | Mario Rui | Napoli | Defender | |
| 8 | Pepe | Besiktas | Defender | |
| 9 | Raphael Guerreiro | Borussia Dortmund | Defender | |
| 10 | Ricardo Pereira | FC Porto | Defender | |
| 11 | Ruben Dias | Benfica | Defender | |
| 12 | Adrien Silva | Leicester City | Midfielder | |
| 13 | Bruno Fernandes | Sporting | Midfielder | |
| 14 | Joao Mario | West Ham | Midfielder | |
| 15 | Joao Moutinho | AS Monaco | Midfielder | |
| 16 | Manuel Fernandes | Lokomotiv Moscow | Midfielder | |
| 17 | William Carvalho | Sporting | Midfielder | |
| 18 | Andre Silva | AC Milan | Midfielder | |
| 19 | Bernardo Silva | Man City | Forward | |
| 20 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Forward | |
| 21 | Gelson Martins | Sporting | Forward | |
| 22 | Goncalo Guedes | Valencia | Forward | |
| 23 | Ricardo Quaresma | Besiktas | Forward |
Morocco Squad
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Goalkeepers: Mounir El Kajoui (Numancia), Yassine Bounou (Girona), Ahmad Reda Tagnaouti (Ittihad Tanger)
Defenders: Mehdi Benatia (Juventus), Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Manuel Da Costa (Basaksehir), Badr Benoun (Raja Casablanca), Nabil Dirar (Fenerbahce), Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid), Hamza Mendyl (Lille, France)
Midfielders: M’bark Boussoufa (Al Jazira), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord), Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen), Sofyan Amrabat (Feyenoord), Younes Belhanda (Galatasaray), Faycal Fajr (Getafe), Amine Harit (Schalke)
Forwards: Khalid Boutaib (Malatyaspor), Aziz Bouhaddouz (St. Pauli), Ayoub El Kaabi (Renaissance Berkane), Nordin Amrabat (Leganes), Mehdi Carcela (Standard de Liege), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax)
