Morocco vs Croatia 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
Croatia held to goalless draw by Morocco in World Cup
Croatia, runners-up at the last World Cup, were held to a 0-0 draw by Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday in their opening Group F match.
Match Commentary
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Morocco 0, Croatia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Nikola Vlasic.
- 45': Second Half begins Morocco 0, Croatia 0.
- 60': Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Attiat-Allah replaces Noussair Mazraoui because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Morocco. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Sofiane Boufal.
- 71': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 78': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 81': Substitution, Morocco. Abderrazak Hamdallah replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 82': Substitution, Morocco. Abdelhamid Sabiri replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
- 90': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Morocco 0, Croatia 0.
Game Information
Venue: Al Bayt Stadium
Location: Al Khor, Qatar
Attendance: 59,407
FIFA World Cup Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+3 | Morocco | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+3 | Croatia | 3 | 5 | 0 |
-1 | Belgium | 3 | 4 | 1 |
-5 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Statistics
CRO | MAR | |
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 16 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
64.8 | Possession | 35.2 |
5 | SHOTS | 8 |
2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
551 | Accurate Passes | 273 |
642 | Passes | 348 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
18 | Crosses | 8 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
43 | Long Balls | 40 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
17 | Tackles | 21 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
10 | Interceptions | 13 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
10 | Clearances | 20 |
Morocco (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
6 | Romain Saïss |
5 | Nayef Aguerd |
3 | Noussair Mazraoui |
2 | Achraf Hakimi |
4 | Sofyan Amrabat |
15 | Selim Amallah |
8 | Azzedine Ounahi |
19 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
17 | Sofiane Boufal |
7 | Hakim Ziyech |
Croatia (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
20 | Josko Gvardiol |
6 | Dejan Lovren |
19 | Borna Sosa |
22 | Josip Juranovic |
11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
8 | Mateo Kovacic |
10 | Luka Modric |
9 | Andrej Kramaric |
4 | Ivan Perisic |
13 | Nikola Vlasic |
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