Last Updated on 12/17/2022 by てんしょく飯
FIFA World Cup Qatar 3rd place playoff: Croatia vs. Morocco (December 17, 2022)
The third-place match between Croatia and Morocco at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar will kick off at 6:00pm on December 17.
Croatia advanced to the semifinals with a balanced offensive and defensive game, but lost by three goals to Argentina and will play for third place. Morocco, the first African team to reach the semifinals with a solid defense, lost by two goals to the defending champion France in the previous round and will play in the third-place match.
The two teams had also met in the first round league in the same group. That match was a 0-0 scoreless draw. In the final tournament, Croatia beat Japan in a penalty shootout in the first round, and in the quarterfinals, they beat Brazil, the favorite to win the tournament, on penalties to advance to the semifinals. Morocco also reached the last eight, beating World Cup champion Spain in a penalty shootout in the first round of the final tournament. In the quarterfinals, they beat Portugal 1-0 to become the first African team to reach the last four.
The third-place match between the two teams, both of which have experienced penalty shootouts, is expected to be an “interesting matchup,” “I think the third-place match will be a hot match,” “I think it will be a great match,” and “I’m really excited to see a rematch in the third round after a draw in the first round league, just like in an anime. Expectations are rising for a rematch between the two teams, who have beaten the best of the best.
Many other comments were also made in anticipation of a penalty shootout, such as “I think it will be a tie and carry over to extended penalty kicks…,” “I think there will be a penalty shootout,” “It will be interesting if they play a match that embodies this tournament, with 120 minutes of scoreless play and a penalty shootout to decide,” and “I want to see a scoreless penalty shootout in the end as well.
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