Croatia Morocco LIVE Score: Battle For 3rd Place On Saturday, Luka Modric's Croatia Face Hakim Ziyech's Morocco At 8:30 PM IST

Croatia Morocco LIVE Score: FIFA World Cup 2022 – Having lost out in the semifinals, Croatia and Morocco will aim to end…

Croatia Morocco LIVE Score: FIFA World Cup 2022 – Having lost out in the semifinals, Croatia and Morocco will aim to end their campaign on a high. The two teams face off in the third-place playoff on Saturday at 8:30 PM IST. This will be the second time they face off, having settled for a 0-0 draw to kick off their campaign in Qatar. Watch FIFA WC LIVE Streaming with Jio Cinemas & Follow Croatia Morocco LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN

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Croatia Morocco LIVE Score: Battle for 3rd place on Saturday, Luka Modric’s Croatia face Hakim Ziyech’s Morocco at 8:30 PM IST – Follow LIVE Updates

Croatia and Morocco handsomely defied pre-tournament odds to reach the semis. Morocco rewrote history when Walid Regragui’s fearless squad became the first African team to make the last four of the FIFA World Cup. irrespective of the result on Saturday, the Atlas Titans will be welcomed home as heroes regardless of the outcome. Not only did they earn the respect and support of the continent and the Arab world, but also found a place in the hearts of neutral fans.

Croatia and Morocco will face off in Qatar for a second time after playing out a 0-0 draw in their group opener. For 2018 runners-up Croatia, reaching a second consecutive final looked unlikely when they won just one group game. However, they earned two penalty shootout wins over Japan and favourites Brazil before going down to Argentina. It was certainly a missed opportunity, with many of the ageing squad likely to hang up their boots.

Croatia Morocco LIVE Score: Battle for 3rd place on Saturday, Luka Modric's Croatia face Hakim Ziyech's Morocco at 8:30 PM IST - Follow LIVE Updates

Croatia vs Morocco H2H

Date	Result	Competition
December 11, 1996	Morocco 2-2 Croatia	Hassan II Trophy
November 23, 2022	Morocco 0-0 Croatia	World Cup

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)

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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.

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.