Croatia defeat Morocco 2-1 in the 3rd place playoff match of the FIFA World Cup 2022

way2barak, Dec.17: In an exciting finish, Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the third place playoff match of the FIFA World Cup 2022, at the Lusail Stadium on Saturday. Josko Gvardiol and Mislav Orsic scored for Croatia while Achraf Dari smashed one goal for Morocco. With this win, Croatia have claimed the third place in the FIFA World Cup 2022 while Morocco bow out with the fourth spot.

Croatia will get a prize money of $27 million (nearly ₹225 crore). Morocco will get $25 million (over ₹205 crore) for finishing fourth.

GOAL!!!! What a header from Josko Gvardiol. Croatia get an early breakthrough as Josko Gvardiol perfectly unleashes a header towards the target, which dodges the goalkeeper and gets placed into the nets. Croatia take 1-0 lead over Morocco.

GOAL!!! What a moment it is!!! Achraf Dari receives the ball and unleashes a brilliant header towards the goal as Morocco equalizes with Croatia within few minutes. The ball goes straight into the right post, giving no chance to the goalkeeper.

GOAL!!! Mislav Orsic finally manages to put the ball into the nets and gives Croatia their second breakthrough of the night. He gets a brilliant pass from Marko Livaja and fights his way out from a defender and hits the target.

GOALS!!!

1. Croatia:Josko Gvardiol
2. Morocco: Achraf Dari
3. Croatia: Mislav Orsic

Full Time Stats:

• Goals: 2-1
• Completed passes: 440-436
• Attempts at goal: 13-7
• Attempts on target: 4-2
• Crosses: 24-23
• Corners: 6-3