Morocco vs Croatia | Match Info, Preview & Lineup

Between Croatia and Morocco, a World Cup 2022 bronze medal is on the line in the third-place playoff on Saturday, December 17, at 08:30 PM. at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Neither team should give up on a third-place finish on the largest stage.

After losing 3-0 to Lionel Scaloni and Argentina in the competition’s semifinal, Croatia enters this game. Superstar attacker Julian Alvarez of Manchester City and two goals from Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain helped Argentina win.

But in the competition’s semifinal, Didier Deschamps’ France overcame Morocco 2-0. France won with to goals from AC Milan’s Theo Hernandez and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani.

Match Info 1

Date 17 Dec 2022
Time 08:30 PM IST 🇮🇳
Stadium Khalifa International Stadium
League FIFA World Cup

Morocco | Third-Place Playoff

With the Atlas Lions’ dedicated second half effort, Portugal became their third victim from Europe in the quarterfinals in Qatar 2022 after they defeated Belgium and Spain on penalties. In spite of Morocco’s heroic attempts, France defeated their African rivals by scoring twice to retain their title.

Walid Regragui’s team will have a little home advantage if Moroccan fans continue to support them as fervently as they did throughout the competition.

In a World Cup match, the Moroccan squad lost 2-0. France defeated Morocco 2-0 in the semifinals. Croatia has also allowed three goals in a single game. It was defeated 3-0 by Argentina in the semifinals.

Croatia | Third-Place Playoff

Despite having a great start, Croatia was completely outmatched by Argentina, spearheaded by Lionel Messi, in the semifinal. Croatia had to face a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Argentina in the first semi-final. Without being able to win in regulation time during the elimination stages, Zlatko Dalic’s team advanced to the semifinals. Both of their quarterfinal victories over Brazil and Japan came after shootout penalties.

This just serves to highlight Luka Modric’s team’s inability to score enough goals throughout the competition, with the exception of the 4-1 victory over Canada. The fact that the third-place game has never been decided on penalty kicks will not please Croatia, a team that has regularly shown its talent in overtime and penalty shootouts.

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