Date: Saturday 17th December, 2022
Time: 4:00 pm
Stadium Khalifa International stadium
Referee Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Croatia
Injury was added to insult for Croatia in their semi-final loss to Argentina, as midfield fulcrum Marcelo Brozovic was a 50th-minute withdrawal due to discomfort and is classed as a major 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, and Dalic has insisted that he will not risk any player who is not 100% fit, so Lovro Majer and Kristijan Jakic should be on standby to cover for Brozovic in the middle if needed.
Another highly-rated centre-back in Josip Sutalo could take the place of Gvardiol, while Ivan Perisic should hold his place on the left as he aims to become Croatia's all-time leading goalscorer at the World Cup, with the Tottenham Hotspur man currently level with Davor Suker on six apiece.
Croatia possible starting lineup:
Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Sutalo, Sosa; Modric, Jakic, Kovacic; Vlasic, Kramaric, Perisic
Morocco
As for Morocco, Regragui surprisingly recovered all of Aguerd, Mazraoui and Saiss for their semi-final, but the injured triumvirate dropped out one by one - in Aguerd's case just before the first whistle blew.
Saiss was also hauled off after 20 minutes after being beaten for pace by Olivier Giroud, and Mazraoui came off during the half-time interval to leave Regragui back where he started on the injury front, although the severity of their problems is currently unclear.
It is difficult to envisage Regragui risking either member of the trio for Saturday's contest, so a return to a 4-3-3 may be in order as Yahia Attiyat Allah and Selim Amallah aim to force their way back into the starting lineup.
Morocco possible starting lineup:
Bono; Hakimi, El-Yamiq, Dari, Attiyat-Allah; Ounahi, Amrabat, Amallah; Ziyech, En-Nesyri, Boufal
Prediction: Croatia 0-1 Morocco
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