The defending runner-up will compete for the bronze medal against the Moroccans after both were beaten by Argentina and France.
Croatia is cited this Saturday against Morocco in the Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan, in the third and fourth place match of the World Cup in Qatar 2022. The current runner-up will seerelegated to fight for bronze in what will be the last game of Luka Modric in a planetary appointment and strives for it repeat their second best result in the competition, third place in France 1998. This, after being beaten 3-0 by Argentina with a great performance.Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez, who condemned the ticket to the grand final for the Albiceleste. The African team for their part could not face France in Al Bayt and will try to hold on to the medal last won by Belgium who beat England 2-0 in Saint Petersburg in Russia 2018.
Both teams will meet again after drawing a goalless draw at the premiere in Jor, in the first official match in a World Cup. Their only previous meeting was at the Hassan II Trophy in December 1996, played in Casablanca. The match ended 2-2 with the Balkan side winning 7-6 on penalties.
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- This is the second meeting between Croatia and Morocco in this World Cup, after a 0-0 draw on matchday 1. Croatia was only able to take five shots, the fewest in a World Cup match.
- Croatia have kept clean sheets in their previous three World Cup matches against African teams, beating Cameroon 4-0 in 2014, Nigeria 2-0 in 2018 and drawing 0-0 with Morocco this year.
- None of the previous 19 matches for third place in the World Cup went to penalties, and only one went to extra time (France-Belgium in 1986). A European country has won this competition in each of the last 10 editions of the tournament, dating back to Brazil’s 2-1 victory over Italy in 1978.
- This is Croatia’s second tiebreak for third place in the World Cup, having previously defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in the 1998 edition.
- Regardless of the result, Morocco’s participation in this match is the furthest an African country has come in World Cup history.
- Croatia conceded as many goals in their 3–0 semi-final loss to Argentina as in their previous five games at the 2022 World Cup combined. They also got more kills than any other team in this tournament (75).
- Morocco conceded more goals in their 2-0 semi-final loss to France than in their previous five games combined at this World Cup (1). They can still become the eighth team to keep up to five clean sheets in one tournament, after the Netherlands (1974), Italy (1990), Brazil (1994), France (1998), Germany (2002), Italy (2006) and Spain (2010).
- Luka Modric, 37, has played all six of Croatia’s games at this World Cup. Only goalkeepers Peter Shilton (1990) and Dino Zoff (1982) have played more games in one edition in more than 37 years (both seven).
- Ivan Perisic scored six World Cup goals for Croatia; one more would make him the league’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing Davor Suker.
- Morocco’s Azzedine Ounahi has successfully made 77% of his tackles on an opponent at the 2022 World Cup (10/13), the highest percentage of any player with at least 10 attempts.
WHEN IS?
HOW TO SEE ON TV
The match will be televised in Argentina and Colombia by DirectTV Sports. In Mexico there are the options of aerial sports, TUDN, Azteca 7 and the Channel of the Starswhile in the United States the meeting will take place Spanish on Telemundo and in English on FOX. In Chile it can be followed on DirecTV Sports, Channel 13 and Chilevision. Finally, in Spain the game can be seen through the 1 television.
HOW TO WATCH BY STREAMING
The match between Croatia and xxx will be available via streaming for all of South America DirectTV Goin Mexico for Blue to go and in Spain before Movistar+. Likewise, it will be in the United States Fox Sports app Y Telemundo app.
DIRECTV Go is an online content platform where you can enjoy movies, series, live sports, children’s programs and more. DIRECTV Play brings all content together in the same format.
To use it you must be a DIRECTV customer and have a MyDIRECTV account. Then download the DIRECTV Go app (for Android or iOS) or open it from your computer, and that’s it.
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Source: Goal