The third place playoff for the prestigious Bronze Medal on the way to decide between the winners of Croatia and Morocco to be held at the Khalifa International Stadium tonight at 8:45 PM NST.
Zlatko Dalic's Croatian side were comfortably seen off 3-0 by Argentina in their semi-final, while the Atlas Lions fought valiantly against France but were put to the sword by two goals to nil. Establishing themself as a giant killers, the African lions stunned Belgium sending them off to their home at the early group stage of the competition. The series continued when Spain were thrashed at the Round of 16 on a penalty shootout. The undefeated Morocco then ended the Cristiano's world cup dream after a narrow 1-0 victory over the Portuguese. The unobstructed Morocco suffered a 2-0 loss against the former world Champions France in the semis. Though out of the world cup title race they still have a chance for a Bronze meddle to settle down their unfinished business.
Meanwhile the former runner up Croatia had put themself on the mark again in the tournament. With a Back to back excellent performance Croatians unfortunately ended up their world cup campaign with a 3-0 loss against the Leonel Messi's Argentina.
Croatia Head to Head:
v Morocco
Games won: | 1 |
Games drawn: | 1 |
Games lost: | 0 |
Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 Dec 1996 | Morocco v Croatia | W | 2-2 | Hassan II Trophy |
23 Nov 2022 | Morocco v Croatia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup |
17 Dec 2022 | Croatia v Morocco | FIFA World Cup |
Croatia possible starting lineup:
Livakovic; Stanisic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa; Modric, Jakic, Kovacic; Vlasic, Kramaric, Perisic
Morocco possible starting lineup:
Bono; Hakimi, El-Yamiq, Dari, Attiyat-Allah; Ounahi, Amrabat, Amallah; Ziyech, En-Nesyri, Boufal
Croatia vs Morocco Live Details:
The match can be watched via bensports network on english and arabic commentary. Meanwhile you can check the sites like yosin tv, score808, 9goaltv & himalaya tv hd too to watch free.