On Saturday, Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third-place
match. Mislav Orsic scored the game-winning goal with a curling effort.
Croatia took the lead in the seventh minute at the Khalifa International
Stadium on a header from tournament hero Josko Gvardiol, but Morocco
quickly equalised via Achraf Dari. At the 11th consecutive World Cup, a
European team has placed third thanks to a fantastic curling strike by
Orsic late in the first half.
Morocco, the first team to reach the World Cup semifinals, showed their
mettle against the 2018 runner-up Croatia in their opening encounter in
Qatar.
The rematch was far more open than the scoreless first meeting in the group
stage, with Morocco’s goalkeeper, Yassine Bounou, coming close to making an
early own goal.
Ivan Perisic headed Lovro Majer’s flick into the box back towards a diving
Gvardiol, who placed his header into the corner to give Croatia an early
lead from a well-rehearsed free-kick.The Moroccans responded two minutes later when Dari headed in a free-kick
from Hakim.
Ziyech that had looped up off the head of Majer and beyond Dominik
Livakovic.
match. Mislav Orsic scored the game-winning goal with a curling effort.
Croatia took the lead in the seventh minute at the Khalifa International
Stadium on a header from tournament hero Josko Gvardiol, but Morocco
quickly equalised via Achraf Dari. At the 11th consecutive World Cup, a
European team has placed third thanks to a fantastic curling strike by
Orsic late in the first half.
Morocco, the first team to reach the World Cup semifinals, showed their
mettle against the 2018 runner-up Croatia in their opening encounter in
Qatar.
The rematch was far more open than the scoreless first meeting in the group
stage, with Morocco’s goalkeeper, Yassine Bounou, coming close to making an
early own goal.
Ivan Perisic headed Lovro Majer’s flick into the box back towards a diving
Gvardiol, who placed his header into the corner to give Croatia an early
lead from a well-rehearsed free-kick.The Moroccans responded two minutes later when Dari headed in a free-kick
from Hakim.
Ziyech that had looped up off the head of Majer and beyond Dominik
Livakovic.
