On Saturday, December 17, the national team of Croatia will meet with the national team of Morocco in the match for the third place
of the 2022 World Cup
.
The match will take place at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha.
The referee's starting whistle will sound at 17:00 Kyiv time.
Croatia started the World Cup with a draw against Morocco (0:0), then defeated Canada (4:1) and parted ways with the Belgians (0:0).
As a result, the "checkered" took the second place and made it to the playoffs.
In the 1/8 finals, after a draw (1:1) in regular time, the Croatian team
defeated
the Japanese team in a penalty shootout.
At the quarter-final stage, Zlatko Dalic's wards unexpectedly left Brazil out of the tournament - the teams exchanged goals (1:1) in extra time, and the Europeans were more accurate in the series of post-match penalty kicks.
One step away from the final, the Croats
suffered a crushing
loss to the Argentine national team (3:0).
The Moroccans created a sensation even at the group stage, where they took the first place.
The Africans drew with Croatia (0:0), beat Belgium (0:2) and defeated Canada (1:2).
In the 1/8 finals, Valid Regrahi's team was unexpectedly
eliminated
from
tournament, the Spanish national team - the main time of the match ended with the score 0:0, and in the penalty shootout, the "Atlas Lions" proved to be more accurate.
In the quarter-finals, the Moroccans brought another surprise,
sending
the Portuguese and their leader Cristiano Ronaldo home (1:0).
Thus, the Moroccan national team
set a unique achievement
.
The Moroccans became the first African team in history to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Morocco
was not allowed
to reach the finals by the current champions - the French national team.
(2:0).
For your attention, the online text broadcast of the match between the Croatians and the Moroccans.