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- Croatia's third top-three finish at the World Cup has a "golden layer", said boss Zlatko Dalic after his side clinched a play-off victory over history-makers Morocco.
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If Modric, who was making his 162nd appearance for his country, is about to call time on his international career then a potential new captain in Gvardiol has emerged in Qatar. A well-worked Croatia free-kick saw Lovro Majer clip the ball into Ivan Perisic, who headed across goal for the diving Gvardiol to power past Bounou. But the lead lasted jus...
Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic is hopeful Modric will play on until 2024 having praised his performances in Qatar. "He's our captain, he's our big boss," he said. "He played fantastic this tournament. He's 37 years but he played like a 20/25 year old. He's our leader. Everyone follows him. "I'm very happy for Luka Modric, this trophy is for him. H...
Morocco boss Walid Regragui said: "We wanted to bring joy to our fans but we're still happy, we're among the four best teams in the world. "We provided everyone with a good show, we never gave up. Congratulations to Croatia, they deserve their third place. We are a young team that is still learning. "Sure, I am a little disappointed by this second ...
Croatia have only lost two of their 14 total matches across the last two World Cup tournaments (W6 D6): versus France in the 2018 final (2-4) and Argentina in this year's semi-final (0-3).Morocco's two defeats at the 2022 World Cup came in the matches where they had their two highest possession figures of the tournament (61% v France and 49% v Croatia). Prior to these two matches, M...Croatia drew 0-0 with Morocco on MD1, before beating them in this third place play-off match - it was just the third instance this century of a team facing an opponent twice in the same World Cup t...This was the first match of the 2022 World Cup to see both teams score inside the first 10 minutes of play. Indeed, there were just 112 seconds between Croatia opening the scoring and Achraf Dari e...- Declan Olley
Dec 17, 2022 · Croatia’s Josko Gvardiol, right, celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between Croatia and Morocco at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.
Dec 17, 2022 · Doha, Qatar – Croatia have defeated Morocco in the third-place playoff of the football World Cup in Qatar, completing another impressive run after finishing runners-up in the previous...
Dec 17, 2022 · Croatia’s golden generation bowed out of the 2022 World Cup with a third-place finish in Qatar, four years after reaching the Final in Moscow. Morocco, a team likely to take this Croatian’s team’s mantle on the world stage as workhorses with talent to boot, lost 2-1 but went down fighting for an equaliser till the last kick of the match.
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Dec 17, 2022 · Croatia have claimed third place in the 2022 World Cup after a narrow 2-1 victory against Morocco. The runners-up from 2018 secured a medal for a second consecutive tournament once the...
Dec 17, 2022 · Croatia beats Morocco 2-1 to take 3rd place at World Cup. Croatia’s Luka Modric, front, duels for the ball with Morocco’s Hakim Ziyech during the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between Croatia and Morocco at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.
