Former Manchester City midfielder Nigel De Jong accused Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes of diving during Portugal's heartbreaking World Cup quarter-final defeat to Morocco on Saturday afternoon.
After thrashing Switzerland 6-1 in the last-16, Portugal entered their last-eight showdown with the Africans as overwhelming favourites, despite the latter having stunned Spain on penalties in the last round. However, striker Youssef En-Nesyri netted the only goal of the game, heading home just before half-time, to seal a 1-0 win for the Moroccans.
Portugal, unsurprisingly, threw everything at Morocco after the interval in the hope of keeping their World Cup adventure alive, but failed to source the equaliser they so richly craved. Prior to the break, however, they were appealing for a penalty when Fernandes went to ground inside the penalty area.
