Qatar World Cup: Morocco & Croatia to fight for third place
Morocco is set to play for third place after losing 2-0 to former champions France in the semi-finals.
KATHMANDU: Former runners-up Croatia and African country Morocco will compete for third place in the World Cup (2022). These teams, who previously met in the group stage, will almost certainly meet again in the ongoing World Cup.
Morocco is set to play for third place after losing 2-0 to former champions France in the semi-finals. Croatia was defeated 3-0 by Argentina on Tuesday night. They had previously played a goalless draw in the group stage.
The match between these two teams will be played at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday night at 8:45 pm. Morocco advanced to the knockout stage as group winners, while Croatia finished second.
Croatia defeated Japan in the last 16 and Morocco defeated Spain in a penalty shootout. Croatia defeated Brazil in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals, while Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0. The two teams who reached the semi-finals with the same results did not advance from the semi-finals.
Croatia, who reached the World Cup finals the previous year, also failed to win the title. For the first time, Morocco reached the semi-finals. Morocco defeated Belgium in the group stage, while Croatia drew with Belgium.
