Croatia 2-1 Morocco: It was a sensational end for Luka Modric’s World Cup career with Croatia as they beat Morocco 2-1 to seal a 3rd place finish.
The European side finished their WC 2022 campaign with goals from Gvardiol and Orsic ensuring a win to give the perfect send-off to Modric
Luka Modric Wins
To back up his success from the 2018 WC, he has seen his side finish 3rd in the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Also read: Josko Gvardiol gave his side the lead in the 7th minute with a thumping header from Perisic’s cushioned ball.
Morocco equalized within 2 minutes of the striker with Dari heading past Livakovic. But Orsic scored one of the goals of the tournament when he placed his strike to perfection past an outstretched Bounou from Livaja’s ball.
There were chances for Morocco to get back into contention but smart saves from Zagreb keeper, Livakovic helped his side hold fort.
37-year-old Luka Modric led Croatia to a third place finish at the World Cup playing 656 out of a possible 690 minutes.
Croatia has three top-3 finishes since making their World Cup debut in 1998.
Remarkable for a country with a population of around 4 million.
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Morocco History at WC 2022
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Morocco may have lost the 3rd place clash, but ended up creating history as they secured the best finish for an African nation in the history of the competition.
The Atlas Lions were inspiring from the get-go and can be a force to reckon with by the time the next event comes along in 2026.
Achraf Dari is the first African player to score in a World Cup third-place play-off.
A place in the history books forever. 🙌
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) December 17, 2022
