Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Free Tips | Croatia vs Morocco: 3rd place match

Croatia vs Morocco Match Details

Match: Croatia vs Morocco, 3rd place match | Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

Date: 17 December 2022

Time: 9.00 pm (GMT+6), 8.30 pm (GMT+5.5)

Venue: Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar

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The 3rd place match of World Cup football known as The Greatest Show on Earth will pit Croatia against Morocco.

Both Croatia and Morocco will enter the match looking to finish third and fourth after losing in the semi-finals. Croatia ended their dream run at the World Cup with a 3-0 defeat against Argentina in the semi-finals and a 2-0 defeat against France, who surprised Morocco in the tournament. Both teams will want to make the end colorful with Santana’s victory in the last match.

In the last World Cup finals, Croatia were not among the hot favorites at the start of the tournament, but when the main stage started, they proved themselves as one of the title contenders. Despite being the runner-up team of the 2018 World Cup, they fell to number 12 in the FIFA ranking before entering this year’s World Cup. But as soon as the main episode begins, Luca Mordicra starts to turn around. Despite raising the possibility of two consecutive finals, they lost their dream to Argentina.

On the other hand, the surprise team of Qatar World Cup is Morocco. They are the first African team to play in the semi-finals. This is the best achievement of our own history and African history as well. The match against France was likely to secure a ticket to the final with a win in the semi-final. But that dream remains elusive.

FIFA ranking 12th team Croatia will face 22nd team Morocco. The match is undoubtedly going to be a tough test for Morocco.

Croatia vs Morocco Match Highlights

Several stars of the Croatia team will play for the last time in this World Cup. This is going to be their farewell match. Croatia team star Luka Mordic is the brightest star among them. He sacrificed himself for the Croatia team despite failing to take the team to the final for the second time in a row. Mordic’s progress stopped in the semi-finals after losing his dream in the finals of the 2018 World Cup. However, this superstar of the golden generation of Croatia will try to give his best to make his farewell match memorable.

On the other hand, Morocco is going through the best time in its history. They stopped Croatia in the group stage. Apart from Croatia, the team has memories of defeating the mighty Belgium, Spain and Portugal. With a win in this third-place match, the African team will enter the field to secure third place in the World Cup for the first time. Yusuf N Nesayri is the charioteer of their dreams. They will try their best to paint the end based on it.

Croatia vs Morocco Head to Head

Croatia and Morocco have met twice so far with Morocco winning once and the rest being draws. Morocco has the experience of stopping the strong Croatia in the group stage of this year’s World Cup.

Croatia vs Morocco Team News

Jozef Stanesic is uncertain in the third-place match. Nayef Aguerde is unlikely to play in this match as he suffered an injury in the semi-final match. Besides, Roman Saich is also unlikely to be seen in this match.

Croatia vs Morocco squad

Croatia squad

Goalkeepers: Dominik Lovakovic,Ivo Grbic, Ivica Ivusic

Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Josip Stanisic,Josip Sutalo,Borna Barisic, Dejan Lovren,Josko Gvardiol,Borno Sosa, Martin Erlic,Josip Jurannovic

Midfielders: Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Lovro Majer, Ivan Perisic,Mateo Kovacic,Nikola Vlasic,Kristijan Jakic, Mario Pasalic,Luka Sucis

Forwards: Andrej Kramaric,Marko Livaja,Mislav Orsic, Ante Budimir,Bruno Petkovic

Morocco squad

Goalkeepers: Yasin Bono, Munir, Ahmed Reda Tagnauti

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguirre, Achraf Dari, Jawad El-Yamik, Yahya Attiat-Allal, BadrBenoun, NusairMazraoui, Romain Saiss.

Midfielders: Sofian Amrabat, AzedineOnahi, Bilel El Khanous, Yahya Jabren, Salim Amallah, Abdelhamid Sabiri.

Forwards: Hakim Ziyach, Youssef N-Nessiri, Amine Harit, Elias Chair, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Walid Chedira, Sofiane Boufal, Zakaria Abukhlal, Eze Abde.

Croatia vs Morocco Prediction

Scorecard: Croatia 1-0 Morocco

Morocco are having a dream time of their own but Croatia are clear favorites in this match considering the statistics and recent form. So the possibility of winning this match is more for them.