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Croatia vs Morocco – Lineups & Match Details

Croatia beat Morocco 2-1. Croatia had 51% possession against Morocco's 49%. Shots on target: 4-2.

World Cup · 3rd Place Final

Saturday, 17 December 2022

CroatiaCroatia

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 1

MoroccoMorocco

Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim

Lineups

CroatiaCroatia4-2-3-1
D. Livaković1D. LivakovićG
J. Stanišić2J. StanišićD
J. Šutalo24J. ŠutaloD
J. Gvardiol20J. GvardiolD
I. Perišić4I. PerišićD
L. Modrić10L. ModrićM
M. Kovačić8M. KovačićM
L. Majer7L. MajerM
A. Kramarić9A. KramarićM
M. Oršić18M. OršićM
M. Livaja14M. LivajaF

Substitutes

13N. VlašićM
16B. PetkovićF
15M. PašalićM
26K. JakićM
3B. BarišićD
12I. GrbićG
17A. BudimirF
11M. BrozovićM
23I. IvušićG
19B. SosaD
5M. ErlićD
6D. LovrenD
22J. JuranovićD
21D. VidaD
25L. SučićM
MoroccoMorocco4-3-3
Y. Bounou1Y. BounouG
A. Hakimi2A. HakimiD
J. El Yamiq18J. El YamiqD
A. Dari20A. DariD
Y. Attiat-Allah25Y. Attiat-AllahD
B. El Khannouss23B. El KhannoussM
S. Amrabat4S. AmrabatM
A. Sabiri11A. SabiriM
H. Ziyech7H. ZiyechF
Y. En-Nesyri19Y. En-NesyriF
S. Boufal17S. BoufalF

Substitutes

13I. ChairM
8A. OunahiM
24B. BenounD
10A. ZarouryF
15S. AmallahM
21W. CheddiraF
5N. AguerdD
9A. HamdallahF
14Z. AboukhlalF
22A. TagnaoutiG
6R. SaïssD
16A. EzzalzouliF
26Y. JabraneM
12M. MohamediG

Match Events

90'+5S

M. Oršić

Substitution 4

Statistics

Croatia
51%49%
Morocco
0Expected Goals (xG)0
12Total Shots9
4Shots on Target2
6Corners3
13Fouls11
2Offsides2
84Pass Accuracy (%)85
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Croatia host Morocco on Saturday, 17 December 2022 at Khalifa International Stadium. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Croatia go into the match 2nd in the table; Morocco sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Croatia have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Morocco have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 23 Nov 2022: Croatia 0-0 Morocco. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Croatia beat Morocco 2-1. The full-time whistle came with the totals Croatia 2, Morocco 1.

Stat highlights

Croatia held 51% of the ball against 49% for Morocco. Shots on target finished 4-2.

Verdict

The win nudges Croatia forward and leaves Morocco with work to do. Croatia sat 2nd and Morocco 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.