Portugal assistant captain Pepe has named the country to win the World Cup after they crashed out of the tournament on Saturday.
Youssef En-Nesyri capitalised on goalkeeper Diogo Costa’s mistake in the first half to score the only goal of the night as the Africans defended till the end.
Morocco became the first African nation in history to reach the World Cup semi-final.
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Pepe said that the World Cup was for Portugal to win but insisted that the referee was arrogant and did not want them to progress.
“I can bet everything I have that Argentina will win the World Cup.
“For what he did today… an Argentine referee, nine years of experience, five referees who were on the field today are Argentine.
“What more can I say? Let’s see at the end who will win,” he said.
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