Croatia vs Morocco 2022 FIFA World Cup, 3rd-Place

Croatia

7': Josko Gvardiol
42': Mislav Orsic

FT
2 - 1

Morocco

9': Achraf Dari

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

Competition: FIFA World Cup

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Luka Sucic, Domagoj Vida, Borna Sosa, Martin Erlic, Ivo Grbic, Josip Juranovic, Marcelo Brozovic, Kristijan Jakic, Dejan Lovren, Ivica Ivusic, Ante Budimir, Bruno Petkovic, Borna Barisic, Nikola Vlasic, Mario Pasalic.

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

Substitutes:

Romain Saïss, Abde Ezzalzouli, Badr Benoun, Monir El Kajoui, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Walid Cheddira, Reda Tagnaouti, Nayef Aguerd, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Anass Zaroury, Yahya Jabrane, Selim Amallah, Azzedine Ounahi, Ilias Chair.

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