Fans all say same thing as Samuel Eto’o’s incredible World Cup prediction comes true after Morocco beat Portugal
FANS have been left stunned after Samuel Eto'o's incredible prediction for Morocco to reach the World Cup semi-finals has come true.
The ex-Barcelona striker, who's an ambassador in Qatar, made a massively bold pick when he tipped the African side to get to the final before losing to Cameroon.
And remarkably, his prediction of them making it to the showpiece remains on the cards.
That's after Morocco continued their stunning run by knocking out Portugal in the quarter-finals.
They firstly advanced to the knockout stages after winning a group that included Croatia and Belgium.
Morocco then shocked Spain on penalties before Youssef En-Nesyri's first half strike saw off Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal.
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If France beat England in the last quarter-final tie, Eto'o would have perfectly predicted one of the semi-finals.
Although he was way off with the other last four clash as he tipped an all African tie between Cameroon and Senegal.
Regardless, fans are still impressed that he got his Morocco prediction right.
One said: "Samuel Eto’o was on to something about this Morocco team."
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A second responded: "Maybe we shouldn't have all laughed at Eto'o for predicting Morocco in the final."
A third chimed in with: "Samuel Eto'o might have been cookin when he said Morocco would go all the way to the final before the World Cup started."
A fourth said: "People called Samuel Eto'o a mad man when he predicted that Morocco will be playing FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup."