Veteran midfielder Luka Modric gestures in the direction of supporters on the finish of Croatia’s remaining group sport of the FIFA World Cup, through which they held Belgium to a goalless draw. AP
Preview: Croatia and Morocco will look to log off from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on a excessive, when the 2 groups face-off within the third place playoff match in Doha on Saturday.
Each groups’ World Cup title desires ended within the semi-finals. Whereas Croatia misplaced to Argentina, Morocco went down combating to defending champions France.
Morocco and Croatia have already performed one another at this 12 months’s World Cup, a 0-0 draw within the group stage.
“We all know that Croatia received a whole lot of stick as a result of they weren’t capable of beat Morocco,” Regragui stated. “Morocco was one of many underdogs and now we each reached the semifinals.”
Injured Morocco heart again Romain Saiss, the crew’s captain, will miss the sport after lasting solely 21 minutes towards France. Noussair Mazraoui, additionally substituted in that match, is a doubt.
“We’ve actually, actually pushed our gamers to the bounds, however they nonetheless wish to exit tomorrow and play once more,” Regragui stated. “However we aren’t going to be taking dangers tomorrow for a few of our gamers.”
For 37-year-old Luka Modric, this might very nicely be his final FIFA World Cup, and he would wish to log off with a bronze medal, probably serving to Croatia beat Morocco on Saturday evening.
With inputs from AP