Croatia vs Morocco: FIFA World Cup 2022 Live| Kick off time, Live Streaming, When and where to watch Croatia vs Morocco Live score, Teams, Prediction, Online Channel
Croatia vs Morocco: Croatia hope to end their WC 2022 campaign on a positive note when they meet Morocco on Saturday in the 3rd place clash.
Match Details:
Teams: Croatia vs Morocco
Venue: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Date: Saturday 17th December, 2022
Time: 08:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.jiocinema.com/
Preview:
Croatia head into this after a 3-0 defeat to Argentina in their semi-final clash on Wednesday.
Messi began the scoring for La Albiceleste before Alvarez scored a brace to end Croatia’s journey in the 2022 edition.
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It was a significant step for the European side in the WC given they weren’t given much of a look in after their brilliant in the 2018 edition.
Modric hopes to see his side through to a 3rd place in 2022, which could see him end his glorious national team stint with a rousing reception.
On the other hand, Morocco’s WC dream ended on Thursday with a 2-0 loss to France in the semi-final.
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Hernandez and Muani scored for Les Bleus as Morocco finished their best ever campaign in the FIFA World Cup.
With a 3rd place up for grabs, Morocco will be eyeing a final shot at greatness in this Bronze medal clash.
Both teams last met in the WC last month in Group F, where it ended goalless.
Form Guide:
Croatia: LWWDW
Morocco: LWWWW
Morocco’s historic run was special 🇲🇦❤️ pic.twitter.com/MKSUbtJwHI
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 15, 2022
Last Matches of both teams:
Argentina 3-0 Croatia
France 2-0 Morocco
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Croatia vs Morocco in India?
The match is live streamed on Jio Cinema and Jio TV App; while the broadcast is on Sports18 HD.
Team News
Juranovic and Brozovic remain doubts after their withdrawals from the semi-final clash.
Saiss, Mazraoui and Aguerd remain doubts for the Atlas Lions as well due to hamstring, hip and thigh issues.
Luka Modric said referee Daniele Orsato was a ‘disaster’ and one of the worst he knows 😮 pic.twitter.com/5gLIsUwCEd
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 14, 2022
Croatia possible 11:
Livakovic, Stanisic, Lovren, Sutalo, Sosa, Modric, Jakic, Kovacic, Vlasic, Kramaric and Perisic
Morocco possible 11:
Bounou, Attiyat Allah, Dari, Yamiq, Hakimi, Ounahi, Amrabat, Amallah, Boufal, En-Nesyri and Ziyech
Prediction: Croatia 1-2 Morocco
Morocco pulled in a fine performance against France and the 2-0 defeat doesn’t showcase how well they played.
However, their lack of experience in critical situations saw them fall short.
This battle vs Croatia will be an interesting and impressive one given how the tournament has been for both sides.
The Croatian defence need to be sturdy in this one. We see Morocco edging the 2018 runners-up here due to their spirited performance on the whole.
Players to watch out for: Perisic, Modric, Ziyech and Amrabat.
