A day before the big one World Cup Final 2022 increases the game for the bronze medal. The match for 3rd place is often referred to as a consolation prize, but that is not the case in this case. Bronze would also be a huge success for both Croatia and Morocco. You can find all information about the match for third place in our preview.
Die Croatian national team has proven that the successful WM 2018 was not a flash in the pan. Even if it just wasn’t enough for another final entry, the Vatreni can look back on a very successful tournament. Now you want the last final round of Croatia’s World Cup star Luka Modric finish with the second bronze medal after 1998.
The trip to Qatar can also be considered a complete success for Morocco. The North Africans were the sensation of the tournament and became the first African team to reach the semi-finals. France were a bit too strong there, but the Moroccans can still be more than satisfied. Third place would now be the culmination of an excellent World Cup.
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Sat, December 17, 2022. 4:00 p.m
The game will be played at 4:00 p.m. at Khalifa International Stadium by al-Rayyan. Unfortunately, German viewers cannot watch the match on free TV, but they can on MagentaTV. In Austria, ServusTV will broadcast the small final, while Swiss fans will get their money’s worth with SRF2.
All information about Croatia – Morocco
Direct Balance Sheet (S/U/N)
0/2/0
0/2/0
Current Form
S – U – S – S – N ➡️
S – S – S – S – N ➡️
Framework
€ 377 Mio.
€ 241,10 Mio.
Most Valuable Player
J. Guardiol (€ 60 Mio.)
A. Hakimi (€ 65 million)
Top Scorer
H. Ziyech (18 Tore)
I. Perisic (33 Tore)
Trainer
Zlatko Dalic
Walid Reragui
Prognosis with odds & tip for Croatia against Morocco
The Croatians proved one thing above all at the World Cup: their unbelievable mentality. They came from behind against Canada and then twice saved themselves on penalties from 1-0 in the knockout stages. There, the reigning vice world champion remained cold as ice. The sensational victory against Brazil in particular will be remembered forever. In the semi-finals, Croatia didn’t appear to be in top form and didn’t stand a serious chance against Argentina.
Morocco also impressed with nerves of steel. They beat Spain on penalties in the round of 16 and then held off impressive pressure from the Portuguese. Against France, the team also proved that they are not only strong defensively, but can also play football that pleases up front. The 2018 world champion was for that Moroccan national team but still too strong.
Croatia and Morocco were on a similar level at these finals. Accordingly, they are World Cup 2022 Odds pretty balanced for the third place game. The Europeans are the slight favorites. A Croatia win pays out around 2.40 times the stake. If Morocco wins, on the other hand, you can look forward to odds of around 3.00. A tie after 90 minutes is valued at around 3.50.
+++ Our tip +++
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Bronze would also be a great success for both teams, which is why we expect another real fight. The 0-0 in the first group game proved that both act on an equal footing. Nevertheless, we see the Croatians at an advantage due to their experience and higher individual quality. Our tip for the game for third place is therefore Croatia – Morocco 2:1.
Lineups of Croatia & Morocco
Croatia
Livakovic – Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa – Modric, Jakic, Kovacic – Pasalic, Kramaric, Perisic
failures: Brozovic (injured)
Morocco
Bono – Hakimi, Dari, El Yamiq, Mazraoui – Amrabat – Ziyech, Ounahi, Amallah, Boufal – En-Nesyri
failures: Aguerd, Saiss (both injured)
> Morocco – Croatia 0:0 (World Cup preliminary round, 2022)
> Morocco 2-2 Croatia (friendly, 1996)
Last matches Croatia
- Argentina 3-0 Croatia (World Cup semifinals, 13/12/22)
- Croatia 1-1 Brazil, 4-2 on penalties (World Cup quarter-finals, 09.12.22)
- Japan – Croatia 1: 1, 1: 3 on penalties (World Cup round of 16, 05.12.22)
Last matches Morocco
- France 2-0 Morocco (World Cup semi-finals, 14/12/22)
- Morocco 1-0 Portugal (World Cup quarter-finals, 10/12/22)
- Morocco – Spain 0-0, 3-0 on penalties (World Cup round of 16, 06/12/22)
Tor: Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivica Ivusic (NK Osijek), Ivo Grbic (Atletico Madrid)
defense: Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens), Dejan Lovren (Zenit St. Petersburg), Borna Barisic (Glasgow Rangers), Josip Juranovic (Celtic Glasgow), Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig), Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart), Josip Stanisic (FC Bayern Munich), Martin Erlic (US Sassuolo), Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb)
midfield: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Matthew Kovacic (FC Chelsea), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Mailand), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta Bergamo), Nikola Vlasic (FC Torino), Lovro Majer (Stade Rennes), Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt) Luke Sucic (Red Bull Salzburg)
attack: Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur), Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ante Budimir (CA Osasuna), Marko Livaja (Hajduk Split)
TOR: Bono (FC Sevilla), Munir Mohamedi (Al-Wehda), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad Casablanca)
DEFENSE: Achraf Hakimi (Paris St. Germain), Noussair Mazraoui (FC Bayern), Romain Saiss (Besiktas), Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United), Achraf Dari (Stade Brest), Jawad El-Yamiq (Real Valladolid), Yahia Attiyat Allah ( Wydad Casablanca), Badr Benoun (Qatar SC)
MIDFIELD: Sofyan Amrabat (AC Florenz), Selim Amallah (Standard Lüttich), Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria Genoa), Azzedine Ounahi (Angers SCO), Bilal El Khannouss (KRC Genk), Yahya Jabrane (Wydad Casablanca)
ATTACK: Hakim Ziyech (FC Chelsea), Youssef En-Nesyri (FC Sevilla), Sofiane Boufal (Angers SCO), Zakaria Aboukhal (FC Toulouse), Ez Abde (CA Osasuna), Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Ittihad ), Walid Cheddira (SSC Bari), Anass Zaroury (FC Burnley, für Harit nachnominiert)