Third place play-off
The two teams had previously faced each other twice, including their opening game in Group F at this World Cup, which ended 0–0.[75] This marked the second consecutive World Cup where the teams playing in the third place match also played each other in the group stage, following Belgium vs England in 2018.
The match started with an early goal, after Joško Gvardiol scored a diving header in the seventh minute following a pass from Ivan Perišic. Croatia's joy lasted only two minutes; in the ninth minute Achraf Dari received a deflection from a free kick and levelled the score with a close-range header, having been left unmarked in front of the net.[76] However, the "checkered ones" managed to regain the lead in the 42nd minute through Mislav Oršic, who bent a brilliant strike from just inside the penalty area, hitting the inside of the right post before the ball nestled in the back of the net. The second half held no goals, giving Croatia their second-ever third place finish, following the one achieved in 1998. This was the 11th consecutive World Cup in which European teams finished third, stretching back to 1982.[77]
17 December 2022
18:00
Croatia 2–1 Morocco
Gvardiol 7'
Oršic 42'
Report
Dari 9'
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,137
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Croatia
Morocco
GK 1 Dominik Livakovic
RB 2 Josip Stanišic
CB 24 Josip Šutalo
CB 20 Joško Gvardiol
LB 4 Ivan Perišic
CM 10 Luka Modric (c)
CM 8 Mateo Kovacic
RW 7 Lovro Majer downward-facing red arrow 66'
AM 9 Andrej Kramaric downward-facing red arrow 61'
LW 18 Mislav Oršic downward-facing red arrow 90+5'
CF 14 Marko Livaja downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Nikola Vlašic upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 16 Bruno Petkovic upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 15 Mario Pašalic upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 26 Kristijan Jakic upward-facing green arrow 90+5'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalic
GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CB 18 Jawad El Yamiq downward-facing red arrow 66'
CB 20 Achraf Dari downward-facing red arrow 64'
LB 25 Yahia Attiyat Allah
DM 4 Sofyan Amrabat
CM 23 Bilal El Khannous downward-facing red arrow 56'
CM 11 Abdelhamid Sabiri downward-facing red arrow 46'
RF 7 Hakim Ziyech (c)
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri
LF 17 Sofiane Boufal downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Ilias Chair upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 8 Azzedine Ounahi Yellow card 69' upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 10 Anass Zaroury upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 24 Badr Benoun upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 15 Selim Amallah Yellow card 84' upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Walid Regragui
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