Croatia vs Morocco-Head-to-Head Record- FIFA World Cup 2022:Croatia and Morocco will meet in the third-place playoff on Saturday, hoping to cap off their outstanding World Cup performances. While the majority of supporters around the world will say that they have little interest in a match of lesser importance, the two nations involved will hold a different opinion. Croatia Morocco LIVE Streaming will be available at Jio Cinemas. Sports18 Network will hold CRO MAR LIVE Broadcast. Watch FIFA WC LIVE Streaming with Jio Cinemas & Follow Croatia Morocco LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
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This is especially true for Morocco, who became the first African team to reach the semi-finals before being defeated 2-0 by France on Wednesday. Despite that setback, the Atlas Lions still have a chance to make history at the Khalifa International Stadium and set a standard that may not be surpassed for some time. Croatia had hoped to become only the sixth side to reach two World Cup finals until they were soundly defeated 3-0 by Argentina in the last four. If the Checkered Ones win on Saturday, they will have finished third or higher in three of their six tournament appearances.
Tomorrow Atlas Lions will be playing for FIFA World Cup 3rd place 🥉against Croatia 🇭🇷 in Khalifa Stadium 🏟️ at 4PM (GMT+1) 🕓#DimaMaghrib 🇲🇦 #TeamMorocco #FIFAWorldCup @pumafootball pic.twitter.com/fC55urPkMi
— Équipe du Maroc (@EnMaroc) December 16, 2022
The next match between the two sides will be only their third in history, but that does not mean they should be treated as strangers. In fact, they are renewing acquaintances less than a month after their most recent meeting, which occurred during their Group F opener. Morocco appeared to have performed beyond their ability in earning a goalless draw with the 2018 runners-up, but it was Walid Regragui’s side who would eventually top their four-nation group.
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Prior to that stalemate at Al Bayt Stadium, the only other meeting was in the Hassan II Trophy in Casablanca in 1996. Croatia eventually won the semi-final match 7-6 on penalties, but it was an exciting 2-2 draw before they went to battle from 12 yards. Goran Vlaovic placed Croatia ahead after 15 minutes, only for Salahedine Bassir and Ahmed Bahja to ensure Morocco was level at the end of normal time.
| Date | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 1996 | Morocco 2-2 Croatia | Hassan II Trophy |
| November 23, 2022 | Morocco 0-0 Croatia | World Cup |
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Croatia team news:
- Midfield pivot Marcelo Brozovic withdrew in the 50th minute owing to discomfort and is a serious question for the third-place playoff match.
- Lovro Majer and Kristijan Jakic should be on standby to fill in for Brozovic in the centre.
- Josip Sutalo, another highly rated center-back, could replace Gvardiol.
- Ivan Perisic should keep his place on the left as he seeks to become Croatia’s all-time leading World Cup goalscorer.
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Morocco Team News:
- Romain Saiss, Aguerd, and Mazaroui remain unavailable through injuries.
- Yahia Attiyat Allah and Selim Amallah hope to reclaim their starting spots.
- Regragui might switch to 4-4-3 formation
Croatia Predicted XI: Dominik Livakovic; Josip Juranovic, Dejan Lovren, Josko Gvardiol, Borna Sosa; Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic; Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Marko Livaja.
Morocco Predicted XI: Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguerd, Achraf Dari, Noussair Mazraoui; Abdelhamid Sabiri, Sofyan Amrabat, Azzedine Ounahi; Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal.
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Croatia vs Morocco Match Details
Kick-off date: December 17, Saturday
Kick-off time: 6 PM local time ( 8.30 PM IST)
Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
Live Telecast: Sports18 SD/HD
Live streaming: JioCinema (App & Website)
Croatia vs Morocco LIVE Streaming
- Sports18 will LIVE Broadcast the FIFA World Cup in standard and high-definition.
- On JioCinema, they will be available in multiple languages, English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali.
- No subscription will be charged to any consumer.
- JioCinema will also be offering a 4K feed of the entire tournament to its viewers.
- Other offerings will include multi-camera views, which is not possible on linear television.
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