Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday to ensure Bronze Medal at the Khalifa International Stadium. This is Croatia’s second third-place play-off match in the World Cup, previously beating Netherlands 2-1 in the 1998 edition.
Josko Gvardiol gave Croatia the lead in 7′ while Achraf Dari equalized for Morocco in 9′. Mislav Orsic then gave the lead to Croatia in 42′.
Josko Gvardiol won the Man of the Match Award.
Croatia Starting XI: Dominik Livakovic, Josip Stanisic, Ivan Perisic, Lovro Majer, Mateo Kovacic, Andrej Kramaric, Luka Modric, Marko Livaja, Mislav Orsic, Josko Gvardiol, Josip Sutalo
Morocco Starting XI: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Jawad El Yamiq, Sofyan Amrabat, Hakim Ziyech, Soufiane Boufal, Youssef En-Nesyri, Achraf Dari, Bilal El Khannouss, Yahya Attiat-Allah
Picture Courtesy: FIFA Media
