Croatia vs Morocco 2022 FIFA World Cup, 3rd-Place
Croatia claim narrow win over Morocco in World Cup third-place playoff
Croatia claimed a narrow 2-1 victory over Morocco on Saturday to ensure a third-place finish at the World Cup in Qatar.
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! Croatia 1, Morocco 0. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 9': Goal! Croatia 1, Morocco 1. Achraf Dari (Morocco) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 42': Goal! Croatia 2, Morocco 1. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marko Livaja.
- 45': Substitution, Morocco. Ilias Chair replaces Abdelhamid Sabiri.
- 45': Second Half begins Croatia 2, Morocco 1.
- 56': Substitution, Morocco. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 61': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Andrej Kramaric because of an injury.
- 64': Substitution, Morocco. Badr Benoun replaces Achraf Dari because of an injury.
- 64': Substitution, Morocco. Anass Zaroury replaces Sofiane Boufal.
- 66': Substitution, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic replaces Marko Livaja.
- 67': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Lovro Majer.
- 67': Substitution, Morocco. Selim Amallah replaces Jawad El Yamiq because of an injury.
- 69': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Selim Amallah (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic replaces Mislav Orsic.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Croatia 2, Morocco 1.
Game Information
Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 44,137
Statistics
MAR | CRO | |
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
49.4 | Possession | 50.6 |
9 | SHOTS | 12 |
2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
403 | Accurate Passes | 411 |
472 | Passes | 487 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
18 | Crosses | 14 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
41 | Long Balls | 49 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
10 | Tackles | 20 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
10 | Interceptions | 8 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
17 | Clearances | 19 |
Croatia (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
20 | Josko Gvardiol |
24 | Josip Sutalo |
4 | Ivan Perisic |
2 | Josip Stanisic |
9 | Andrej Kramaric |
8 | Mateo Kovacic |
10 | Luka Modric |
14 | Marko Livaja |
18 | Mislav Orsic |
7 | Lovro Majer |
Morocco (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
20 | Achraf Dari |
18 | Jawad El Yamiq |
25 | Yahya Attiyat Allah |
2 | Achraf Hakimi |
4 | Sofyan Amrabat |
11 | Abdelhamid Sabiri |
23 | Bilal El Khannouss |
19 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
17 | Sofiane Boufal |
7 | Hakim Ziyech |
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