Morocco’s quarter-final hero Youssef En-Nesyri leapt to an incredible 9ft1 to score what proved to be the match-winning goal against Portugal at the World Cup, it has been revealed.
The Morocco forward – who is the same height as Cristiano Ronaldo at 6ft2 – rose highest above Diogo Costa and Ruben Dias to nod in Yahia Attiyat-Allah’s inviting cross from the left-hand side as his team became the first African and Arab country to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.
It pushed him out alone as Morocco’s top goalscorer at World Cups and proved to be the decisive goal as the African nation caused one of the biggest shocks of the tournament in Qatar by knocking out Ronaldo’s Portugal.
En-Nesyri achieved the remarkable feat of jumping to an astonishing height of 9ft1 – eight inches higher than Ronaldo managed with his famous header while playing for Juventus against Sampdoria in 2019.
En-Nesyri climbed higher than Dias and beat goalkeeper Costa to the ball as he nodded home to give Morocco the lead.
En-Nesyri appeared to stumble as he wheeled away to celebrate the superb goal.
After a backs-to-the-wall rearguard action in the second half, Morocco saw out the win to set up a semi-final date with France after they beat England in the day’s later game.
Credit: dailymail.co.uk
