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Morocco, the first African side to reach the last four of the World Cup, had built their success on brilliant defending and fast counter attacks, but they got a taste of their own medicine in the semifinal.
France are eyeing a second successive final, while Morocco are playing in their maiden semifinal.
Ronaldo ended the tournament as a bench player and had no impact as a substitute in his team's 1-0 quarterfinal loss to Morocco.
France will play Morocco for a place in the final on Wednesday after the North Africans beat Portugal 1-0 in Saturday's earlier quarter-final.
Youssef En-Nesyri headed home the winner for the Atlas Lions in the 42nd minute.
Rabat/Doha:Moroccan fans exploded in joy on Saturday as their team became the first from any African country to reach a World Cup semifinal, filling the stadium with a deafening roar and unleashing cheering, crying, dancing and singing on the streets back home. "They made us happy and proud
Youssef En-Nesyri leapt high in the air to head home the games only goal just before half-time at the Al-Thumama Stadium to strike a significant blow against football's established order.
Emiliano Martinez was Argentina's hero in the shootout as he made a couple of saves.
The Atlas Lions have the best defensive record among all quarterfinalists, conceding just one goal from four matches.
Ronaldo was benched for Portugal's first knockout game on Tuesday as they beat Switzerland 6-1, with his replacement Goncalo Ramos netting a hat-trick