DOHA ¨C Croatia beat injury-hit Morocco 2-1 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday to leave Qatar on a high after again surpassing expectations following its run to the final in 2018.
Despite defeat, Morocco¡¯s players will also leave with heads aloft after becoming the first African side to reach a World Cup semifinal.
Mislav Orsic¡¯s late first-half strike was enough to settle the contest after two early goals inside the first nine minutes set the tone for a pulsating encounter, with Achraf Dari canceling out Josko Gvardiol¡¯s opener for Croatia.
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