FIFA World Cup

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

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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 Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
  • 3': Achraf Dari (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
  • 6': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
  • 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.
  • 8': Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
  • 9': Goal! Croatia 1, Morocco 1. Achraf Dari (Morocco) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Josip Stanisic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 16': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
  • 18': Foul by Mislav Orsic (Croatia).
  • 18': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
  • 25': Foul by Lovro Majer (Croatia).
  • 25': Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco).
  • 26': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Offside, Croatia. Lovro Majer tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco).
  • 28': Josip Stanisic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Offside, Croatia. Ivan Perisic tries a through ball, but Mislav Orsic is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 35': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
  • 36': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  • 36': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Luka Modric.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 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'+1': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Lovro Majer (Croatia).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Marko Livaja (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Croatia 2, Morocco 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Croatia 2, Morocco 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Morocco. Ilias Chair replaces Abdelhamid Sabiri.
  • 46': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Morocco).
  • 46': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
  • 47': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Jawad El Yamiq.
  • 48': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Youssef En-Nesyri.
  • 51': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Mislav Orsic (Croatia).
  • 53': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Sofiane Boufal.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marko Livaja following a corner.
  • 55': Foul by Lovro Majer (Croatia).
  • 55': Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Substitution, Morocco. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  • 57': Foul by Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco).
  • 57': Marko Livaja (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
  • 61': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
  • 61': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Andrej Kramaric because of an injury.
  • 64': Substitution, Morocco. Anass Zaroury replaces Sofiane Boufal.
  • 64': Substitution, Morocco. Badr Benoun replaces Achraf Dari because of an injury.
  • 65': Foul by Marko Livaja (Croatia).
  • 65': Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
  • 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': Foul by Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco).
  • 69': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 73': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Badr Benoun (Morocco).
  • 75': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).
  • 78': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
  • 82': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Badr Benoun.
  • 84': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
  • 84': Selim Amallah (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mislav Orsic.
  • 88': Offside, Morocco. Sofyan Amrabat tries a through ball, but Anass Zaroury is caught offside.
  • 88': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Croatia).
  • 89': Foul by Josip Stanisic (Croatia).
  • 89': Selim Amallah (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Croatia).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Morocco. Sofyan Amrabat tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic replaces Mislav Orsic.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Bruno Petkovic (Croatia).
  • 90'+6': Selim Amallah (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yahya Attiat-Allah with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Croatia 2, Morocco 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Croatia 2, Morocco 1.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 44,137

Line-Ups

CRO 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
Croatia 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.

MAR Morocco (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Yassine Bounou (GK)
20 Achraf Dari
18 Jawad El Yamiq
25 Yahia 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
Morocco Substitutes:
Romain Saïss, Abde Ezzalzouli, Badr Benoun, Munir 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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