Croatia national football team vs morocco national football team

The "golden generation" of Belgium gets what appears to be its last chance to put on a World Cup show as Roberto Martinez leads the Red Devils into the 2022 tournament in Qatar. Kevin De Bruyne and his international cohorts shouldered high expectations as young stars, leading Belgium into a new age of international play. They achieved a quarterfinal result in the 2014 World Cup, falling to Argentina 1-0, and finished third at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the nation's best-ever finish at a World Cup by far. Now ranked second in the world, Belgium are still often undervalued amongst many of the other established World Cup powers such as Brazil, France, Spain, and Germany. This team is deep and dangerous in attack, but they have a number of weaknesses that teams could exploit. Still, Martinez is a top coach who knows how to squeeze the most out of his players by putting them in the best position to succeed. MORE: Final 26-man BelgiumWorld Cup roster Most players who will play for Belgium at the World Cup were already assured of their place in the squad, barring only an injury before the tournament begins. There were a few choices for Roberto Martinez to make between young up-and-coming players, but for the most part his group is set with top talent from across the Big 5 European leagues. There were a few injuries to track. Most notably, star striker Romelu Lukaku, who only just worked his way back to full fitness with Inter Milan, recently again fell victim to a muscle injur...

07:30 PM:Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of Croatia vs Morocco match in the FIFA World Cup 2022. The kick-off is just an hour away! I’m your host Subham, and I’ll be keeping you company through what promises a fascinating evening of football. Please wait for 30 Seconds for the Live blog to load. Croatia will play Morocco at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday in the third place play-off at the For a side that has consistently proven their prowess in extra time periods and penalty shootouts. Croatia will not be relieved to hear that the third-placed playoff has never been decided on spot kicks, and the uninhibited Morocco fanbase will no doubt continue to bang their drums to the maximum for one last ride. Croatia Form(all competitions): D-W-D-W-W-L Morocco Form(all competitions): D-W-W-W-W-L Injury and Team News The injury added insult for Croatia in their semi-final loss to Argentina. As midfield fulcrum,Marcelo Brozovicwas a 50th-minute withdrawal due to discomfort and is classed as a significant doubt for the third-placed playoff. Twenty-year-old centre-back Gvardiol needed injections to play through the pain of a foot injury in midweek. Dalic has insisted that he will not risk any player who is not 100% fit. SoLovro MajerandKristijan Jakicshould be on standby to cover for Brozovic in the middle if needed. Saiss also hauled off after 20 minutes after getting beaten for pace byOlivier Giroud. Mazraoui came off during the half-time interval...

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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: 45,857 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 the World Cup semi-finals before losing 2-0 to France. Coach Walid Regragui also became the first Arab manager to lead a team to the knockout rounds. * The two sides had met in their opening Group F match and played out a goalless draw. * Croatia, runners-up in 2018, have played a third-place playoff once before. In 1998 they beat Netherlands 2-1 to finish third in that World Cup. * Morocco had not conceded a goal from an opposition player at the tournament before their semi-final defeat to defending world champions France. * The 'Atlas Lions' are short on defenders after losing Romain Saiss, Nayef Aguerd and Noussair Mazraoui to injury in their semi-final defeat. Previous meetings: Croatia and Morocco have met only twice before, including in this tournament's group stage. Their only previous meeting prior to the World Cup was in 1996 in the semi-final of the King Hassan II International Cup. The match ended in a 2-2 draw before Croatia won 7-6 on penalties.