Croatia and Morocco dust themselves off for Bronze

World Cup history makers Morocco will host minnows Eritrea -- 181 places lower in the Fifa rankings -- when they start their quest for a place at the 2026 tournament. The first two of 10 matchdays in Africa are scheduled for November 13-21 and, after Eritrea, the first semi-finalists from Africa face a potentially tricky visit to improving…

Johannesburg (AFP) - World Cup history makers Morocco will host minnows Eritrea -- 181 places lower in the FIFA rankings -- when they start their quest for a place at the 2026 tournament. The first two of 10 matchdays in Africa are scheduled for November 13-21 and, after Eritrea, the first semi-finalists from Africa face a potentially tricky visit…

After one of the most spectacular finals to be witnessed in recent times, the FIFA World Cup 2022 came to an end in Qatar. Argentina defeated France in an epic final, in a penalty shootout last week, winning the title for the third time and reclaiming it after a gap of 36 years. Captain Lionel Messi got the trophy he desired, deserved and earned,…

The bronze medals were awarded at the 2022 World Cup this afternoon as two familiar opponents collided in the third-place play-off in Doha. This is a match that no one ever wants to compete in, as it inevitably means you have seen your dreams of making the final crushed in agonising fashion. That was indeed the case for both Croatia and Morocco,…

Croatia and Morroco will come face to face for the second time at the FIFA World Cup 2022 after playing out a goalless draw in the group stage of the tournament last month. But the context of the two matches are vastly different. The last time these two teams met, the tournament was still in its infancy, the two teams brimming with hope, with a…

Al Jazeera's AI robot Kashef has crunched the numbers and has some predictions for today's game. Croatia take on Morocco for the third-place playoff at World Cup 2022. Saturday's game will be the second encounter between the Atlas Lions and 2018 runners-up at this year's World Cup in Qatar. Their opening group match ended in a goalless…

Croatia did superbly to make it to the semifinal of the World Cup but they ultimately fell short. Argentina - and Lionel Messi - quite simply had too much quality for Luka Modric and company. They lost 3-0 after eliminating Brazil in the quarterfinal and, before that, Japan in the Round of 16. To make it through to the knockout phase Croatia…

The third-place match at the FIFA World Cup is a relatively pointless one, but it's also one that can be exciting because of exactly that. Croatia and Morocco know they will have nothing to lose Saturday in Qatar, and therefore will look to play with vigor and spunk as they take the field one more time hoping to earn a just reward for a fabulous…

Croatia and Morocco are the surprise teams that made it to the World Cup semi-finals, although they were denied a place in the final after losing to Argentina and France respectively. And now, they will battle it out for the third position on Saturday at (10 a.m. ET). At the start of the tournament, pretty much everyone knew about Croatia's…

After falling at the penultimate hurdle, Croatia and Morocco will be looking to end the World Cup on a high in Saturday's third-place play-off at the Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan (kick-off, 3pm GMT). Croatia were denied a place in a second successive World Cup final when they suffered a 3-0 defeat against a Lionel Messi-inspired…

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Croatia play Morocco in the World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday. When: Saturday, Dec. 17, 1800 local (1500 GMT/1000 ET) Where: Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan Capacity: 45857 Odds (after 90 minutes) Croatia win: 11/8 Morocco win: 2/1 Draw: 5/2 Key stats: * Morocco became the first Arab and African country to reach…

DOHA, Dec 15 (Reuters) - As Croatia and Morocco pick up the pieces after their World Cup semi-finals defeats, the two teams will welcome the prospect of potentially leaving Qatar on a high when they square up in the third-place playoff on Saturday. Beating two world class teams in Argentina and France to reach the final proved to be a step too far…

Dimapur, Dec. 15 (EMN): Morocco defied all odds at the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, becoming the first African nation in history to reach the semi-final of the World Cup, beating the likes of football giants and powerhouses such as Spain, Portugal and Belgium along the way. Their performance has been exceptional, rallying the African…

World Cup 2022 is almost over. After four weeks and 62 games of soccer between 32 nations from across the globe, there are only two things left to be decided. The first, of course, is whether Argentina or France will be crowned world champions on Sunday. The second is if it will be Croatia or Morocco that takes the bronze medal 24 hours…

It's a game neither side wanted to be involved in before the semifinals, and takes place a day before the showpiece at Qatar 2022. The third place match at the FIFA World Cup will determine who bags the bronze medals, as Belgium did in 2018 with a 2-0 win over England. The Khalifa International Stadium, where the penultimate fixture of the…

Will it be Croatian redemption, a picture-perfect end for Lionel Messi and Argentina, a Moroccan miracle or back-to-back for Les Bleus? We're down to the final four at the Qatar World Cup and Sunday's final is already looming large. Here, Sportsmail's DAVID COVERDALE casts his eye over the semi-finalists to see how they all compare. ARGENTINA -…

Dec 7 (Reuters) - The World Cup knockout phase in Qatar will continue with the quarter-finals on Friday and Saturday. Below are the teams who made it into the last eight. Argentina beat off a frenzied Australia fightback to win 2-1 and reach the quarter-finals, where they will face the Netherlands on Friday. Captain Lionel Messi, who has said he…

The final round of the World Cup group stage begins on Tuesday, with just 16 matches remaining until the knockouts get underway on December 3. France, Brazil and Portugal needed just two match-days to reach the last-16, with the second round of games also seeing Canada and hosts Qatar exit the competition. England sealed their place in the Round of…

Croatia, the runners-up from the previous edition, will get their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign underway against Morocco on Wednesday at the Al Bayt Stadium. The two teams have been drawn alongside Belgium and Canada in a tricky Group F. Morocco have qualified for the World Cup for the second time in a row, though their 2018 campaign ended in the…

Gareth Southgate's England side head into the World Cup as the fifth highest-ranked side in world football in the official FIFA rankings. The table provides an indication of form heading into the 32-team mid-season tournament in Qatar which sees Brazil widely considered as favourites as they look to lift the trophy for a record sixth time as the…

The FIFA World Cup 2022 will kick off on Sunday, November 20 with hosts Qatar playing Ecuador. The World Cup in Qatar is over 10 years in the making. It has been a controversial journey to get to this point. Qatar has eight shiny stadiums ready for international football. The country is ready to show off and it is a chance for Qatar to announce…

Rabat - After their elimination in the Qatar World Cup semi-finals, Morocco\u2019s national football team and Croatia are set to lock horns tomorrow for a chance at claiming third-place.<\>\r\n Even though the two teams lost their chance at advancing to the finals, Morocco and Croatia still seem determined to put on a final show and clinch the&hellip;

Croatia will take on Morocco in the third-place play-off at World Cup 2022 on Saturday, with the best betting sites giving the European side the slight advantage. This is a fixture which rarely sets pulses racing, but this weekend's bronze-medal match could be a better watch than many previous editions. Both Croatia and Morocco overachieved by&hellip;