FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, December 17, 2022
Morocco WWWWL 1
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Croatia WDWWL 2
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Khalifa International Stadium · 44,137 att. · FOX

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Lineups

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 20Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 24Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 4Ivan PerisicLB
  5. 2Josip StanisicRB
  6. 9Andrej KramaricAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 14Marko LivajaF
  10. 18Mislav OrsicAM-L
  11. 7Lovro MajerAM-R

MAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Yassine BounouG
  2. 20Achraf DariCD-L
  3. 18Jawad El YamiqCD-R
  4. 25Yahia Attiyat AllahLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 4Sofyan AmrabatCM
  7. 11Abdelhamid SabiriLM
  8. 23Bilal El KhannoussRM
  9. 19Youssef En-NesyriF
  10. 17Sofiane BoufalLF
  11. 7Hakim ZiyechRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 9' Goal! Croatia 1, Morocco 1. Achraf Dari (Morocco) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Substitution, Morocco. Ilias Chair replaces Abdelhamid Sabiri.
  5. 56' Substitution, Morocco. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  6. 61' Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Andrej Kramaric because of an injury.
  7. 64' Substitution, Morocco. Badr Benoun replaces Achraf Dari because of an injury.
  8. 64' Substitution, Morocco. Anass Zaroury replaces Sofiane Boufal.
  9. 66' Substitution, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic replaces Marko Livaja.
  10. 67' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Lovro Majer.
  11. 67' Substitution, Morocco. Selim Amallah replaces Jawad El Yamiq because of an injury.
  12. 69' Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 84' Selim Amallah (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+5' Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic replaces Mislav Orsic.

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