Highlights | Croatia (2) vs Morocco (1) FIFA World Cup 2022 3rd place match score: Croatia finish third in Qatar

LIVE Updates | Croatia vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2022 3rd Place in Qatar Football Match LIVE Scorecard

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In the third-place playoff on Saturday at the Khalifa International Stadium, a World Cup 2022 bronze medal is on the line between Croatia and Morocco, and neither team should turn their back on a podium finish on the biggest platform. Argentina defeated Zlatko Dalic's team 3-0 in their semifinal match, while the Atlas Lions battled bravely against France but were defeated by two goals to zero. Just a few weeks after their goalless draw in Group F, where the Checkered Ones were limited to just five shots against Regragui's backline, Croatia and Morocco will once again square off. A similarly tenacious defensive performance might propel the Africans to a historic World Cup victory.

A nation with a deep-rooted love for family and passion for football.

This is Morocco __

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 15, 2022

Team Form

Croatia World Cup form:

D, W, D, W, W, L

Morocco World Cup form:

D, W, W, W, W,L

Croatia possible starting lineup:

Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Sutalo, 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 Full Squad

Captain: Luka Modrić

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livaković, Ivica Ivušić, Ivo Grbić

Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barišić, Josip Juranović, Joško Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanišić Martin Erlić, Josip Šutalo

Midfielders: Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Marcelo Brozović, Mario Pašalić, Nikola Vlašić, Lovro Majer, Kristijan Jakić, Luka Sučić

Forwards: Ivan Perišić, Andrej Kramarić, Bruno Petković, Mislav Oršić, Ante Budimir, Marko Livaja

Morocco Croatia Full Squad

Goalkeepers: Yassine Bono, Munir, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui, Romain Saiss, Nayef Aguerd, Achraf Dari, Jawad El-Yamiq, Yahia Attiat-Allal, Badr Benoun

Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat, Selim Amallah, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilel El Khanouss, Yahya Jabrane

Forwards: Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Ez Abde, Amine Harit, Ilias Chair, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Walid Cheddira

17 December 2022

22:34 IST

LIVE Croatia vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2022

And that is it! Croatia will finish as the third best team in the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022. All eyes on the final between France and Argentina now.

22:05 IST

76 MIN - LIVE FIFA World Cup 2022 Morocco vs Croatia: Morocco in trouble

Croatia are not letting Morocco level the scoring again. Both sides have produced extraordinary performances in this World Cup and one thing was common was between - the defensive discipline and Croatia are showing that again. It will take something special for Morocco to get back in this game.

Morocco 1 - 2 Croatia