MOROCCAN star Jawad El Yamiq cheekily KISSED rival Pepe’s head after he missed a late effort in their shock win over Portugal.
The Atlas Lions made history on Saturday by becoming the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final.
Youssef En-Nesyri leaped high to beat goalkeeper Diogo Costa with a stunning first half header to seal the incredible victory.
Walid Cheddira received a second yellow in the third of eight minutes of additional time to leave Morocco up against it as Portugal desperately pressed for an equaliser.
Veteran defender Pepe, 39, came close with a chance at the death but his header missed – leading to the 30-year-old Moroccan centre-half….. consoling him by planting a kiss on his head.
After witnessing the smooch, one fan tweeted: “This missed opportunity by Pepe and the kiss to the head is straight up disrespectful.”
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Another wrote: “No way Morocco’s player kissed Pepe’s head after his 97th minute miss LMAOOO.”
While a fellow viewer commented: “Top s***housery! Kisses Pepe on the head.”
The final whistle was met by wild scenes of celebration from the Moroccans.
But Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo was left in tears as he trudged off the field in what is most-likely his last-ever World Cup game.
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Morocco now know that they will face the winner of England’s clash with France in Wednesday’s semi-final.
But Pepe was furious afterwards that Fifa had appointed Argentinian referee Facundo Tello to officiate the game less than 24 hours after the whistleblower’s home nation had secured their place in the semis.
He said: “We conceded a goal that we didn’t see coming. But what I’ve got to say might come as a bit of a shock but I’m going to have to say it anyway.
“It’s unacceptable that an Argentinian referee was taking charge of our game. They should just give Argentina the title.
“I’m not saying that he was biased towards them but what was that all about in the second half?
“Their goalkeeper spent most of it on the ground. They only added on eight minutes. Is that referee for real? Eight minutes?”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
