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Morocco vs Croatia FIFA World Cup 2022 highlights: Morocco-Croatia played out exciting 0-0 draw, check all the moments from the game.
The first dame of Day 3 of the FIFA World Cup saw a massive setback for Argentina as they lost to 51st-ranked team Saudi Arabia by 2-1. The second match was played between Denmark and Tunisia which ended in a draw and we witnessed another draw in match 3 of the day which was played between Mexico and Poland. The final game of the day was between France and Australia in which after training by 1 goal, the French ended up winning the game by 4-1.
Day 4 of the FIFA World Cup will witness another 4 big games. These matches will be played between Group E and Group F. The day will start with Luka Modric led Croatia taking on Morocco and this match will be played at 3:30 PM IST. The Germans will start their FIFA World Cup campaign in the 2nd match of the day and they will face off against Japan.
The next two games will be played between Spain-Costa Rica and Belgium-Canada. So there's plenty of action in the store for everyone today. So, stay hooked as we will be bringing you all the latest updates and insights from day 4 of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
This will be the first time Croatia and Morocco will face each other on a FIFA World Cup stage. Morocco has won only 1 of its previous 10 World Cup encounters and that win came in 1998 against Scotland. So they will be looking forward to ending of this draught and will be looking forward to create another massive upset in this year's World Cup after Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia by 2-1 yesterday.
On the other hand, Croatia was the semi-finalist in the previous edition of World Cup and they will be looking forward to continue the same intent from where they left last time.
Full time: After an intense battle of 90 minutes, there was no winner in the Morocco and Croatia match with both sides sharing the points. Chances were at a premium, whereas both sides came close, but there were no clear cut chances as both teams failed to trouble the scorers.
Morocco 0-0 Croatia at full time.
65 min - An astonishing piledriver from Hakimi who tests Bounou from outside the box, but it turns out to be a routine save for the keeper, that was hit with venom. Morocco and Croatia continue to battle it out but have failed to create much on the attacking front.
Morocco 0-0 Croatia
45 min - The second half begins, Croatia will hope to continue the impetus they initiated shortly before the break, Morocco had began the match well, but faded slightly towards the end of the half. Both sides will be looking to create more chances.
Morocco 0-0 Croatia
Half-time - An adventurous end to the first half, Moroccan keeper Bounou had to make two good saves to keep Croatia at bay, while Luka Modric came close with a shot from outside the box, but it blazes over the bar. They will be hoping for more of this in the second half.
Morocco 0-0 Croatia
43 min - The half-time is approaching quickly and neither side has been able to crave out an opening today. Morocco and Croatia have cancelled each other, there have been half-chances at best. Both coaches will be asking their teams to show some more initiative going forward.
Morocco 0-0 Croatia
33 min - More than half an hour has passed, a really competitive match so far but neither side has been able to pull away with this one. It has been an even game but none of the teams have had a shot on target, which shows the fierce nature of this match.
Morocco 0-0 Croatia
16 min - Croatia almost nearly scored and broke the deadlock but an attempt from the Croatian player flies agonisingly wide, and shortly after, Yusuf En Neysiri also got on the end of a cross from Hakim Ziyech, has been a lively start with chances at both ends but neither side has had clear cut chances.
Morocco 0-0 Croatia
2 min - The match kicks off, we've some big names and on paper this Croatian side, which reached the final in 2018 looks very much capable of going all the way once again. Morocco will be standing in their way, let's hope that we see some goals today.
The two teams have announced their playing XIs, all the big names like Modric, Brozovic, and others are playing, while Morroco also have stars of their own including the likes of Hakim Ziyech, and young Achraf Hakimi.
Morocco: Bounou, Hakimi, Saiss, Aguerd, Mazraoui, Ounahi, Amrabat, Ziyech, Amallah, Boufal, En-Nesyri.
Croatia: Livakovic, Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Vlasic, Kramaric, Perisic.
There were already many injury concerns in the French squad with Paul Pogba and Karim Benzema ruled out, the team has suffered another major blow as their defender Lucas Hernandez has been ruled out from he World Cup with an knee injury.
He suffered this injury during last night's game against Australia.
Croatia have lost their opening game in three of its five World Cup appearances and they were eliminated from the tournament whenever they have lost the opening match of the FI*FA World Cup. So they will be looking forward to add three important points with a win in this game.
Morocco qualified for FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar due to their superb qualifying campaign. They went unbeaten in Group I to finish top of the table and set up a two-legged playoff clash against DR Congo.
The finalists of the 2018 FIFA World Cup have a squad with continuity under a settled coach in Zlatko Dalic. The star player is undoubtedly skipper Luka Modric but there are several other players that Croatia will rely on to advance this time. Young players like Mario Pasalic and Josko Gvardiol have the perfect stage to set the tournament alight.
- Luka Modric
- Ivan Perisic
- Mateo Kovacic
- Marcelo Brozovic
- Mario Pasalic
- Lovro Majer
- Josko Gvardiol
Morocco have star footballer Hakim Ziyech returned to the national football team after a change of coach. But that is not where their star power ends. Paris Saint Germain wingback Achraf Hakimi is the biggest name. Skipper Romain Saiss will look to keep up a stubborn defence against Croatians.
- Hakim Ziyech
- Achraf Hakimi
- Romain Saiss
- Nayef Aguerd
- Noussair Mazraoui
The Germans are a formidable force in world football. From 2014 World Cup champions, they suffered an embarrassing group-stage exit in the 2018 edition. The team has been under heavy fire for not performing to the expectations of fans. Japan will be a tough test for a new look German side in the nation’s 110th World Cup match.
Argentina suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia in their first game at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Led by Lionel Messi who is playing his last World Cup, Argentina loss 2-1 to the middle-east minnows. Here's a recap video on the historic upset from DNA:
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