Croatia shows dia class once more as dem grab dia third top-three finish for di World Cup with one playoff victory ova history-makers Morocco.
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Zlatko Dalic side was runners-up to France four years ago and confirm dia status as one of di elite footballing kontris wit anoda third-place finish to go alongside wetin dem gbab for di competition debut for 1998.
For one ogbonge opening, Josko Gvardiol give Croatia di lead on seven minutes wit one superb diving header but Achraf Dari level just two minutes later as dem nod home from close range.
Mislav Orsic score a second for Croatia through di post three minutes before half-time and strike one ogbonge deflected drive into di side-net afta di break.
Di second halfno match di energy of di thrilling opening period and Morocco fail to find an equaliser as dia fruitful campaign end in back-to-back defeats.
How di match waka
Match don start!
2 mins: Luka Modric (Croatia) slide one pass forward, but one of di defenders cut am out. Na throw-in for Croatia.
3 mins: Lovro Majer (Croatia) swing in one cross from di corner, but Bono read am well and gada di ball.
7 mins: Goal!
Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) beat di goalkeeper to score.
9 mins: Goal from Morocco
Dem whip di ball in from di resulting set piece and find di head of Achraf Dari (Morocco) wey rise and produce one amazing header into di bottom right corner.
10 mins: Mislav Orsic (Croatia) find imself wit one great opportunity! Im unleashe a shot from di edge of di box, wey land for just di side of di post.
Croatia 1-1 Morocco
16 mins: Dem clear di ball afta Marko Livaja (Croatia) attempt to dribble past one opposing player. Di ball dey out of play. Croatia win one corner kick.
Luka Modric (Croatia) step up to take di corner, but di ball just sail in among di defenders.
19 mins: Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) clip one cross enta di penalty area but pose no threat. Di ball go out of play and Croatia go get a goal kick.
21 mins: Wonderful movement by Croatia. Di players dey hold possession, mostly dey exchange one-touch passes. Dem control di pace of di game as of now.
24 mins: Luka Modric (Croatia) blow one good opportunity. Im get a lot of space around am and e fire one decent low shot from di edge of di box towards di middle of di net, but di goalkeeper make a brilliant save and stop dis one!
26 mins: Dem penalise Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco) for holding. Abdulrahman Al Jassim signal one set piece. Croatia gba di free kick.
27 mins: Ivan Perisic (Croatia) plant one header from di edge of di box afta one nice cross from di free kick. E lack accuracy so di ball fly way ova di bar.
29 mins: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) break past challenges inside di box, but im put too much pace on im pass to Youssef En Nesyri.
30 mins: Mislav Orsic (Croatia) find himself behind di opposition’s defence, but refree stop di game for offside.
31 mins: Mislav Orsic (Croatia) fail to find any of im teammate across di pitch wit a long ball. Di ball dey off of di pitch and na goal kick for Morocco.
33 mins: Bilal El Khannous play one pass to Sofiane Boufal (Morocco), but im fail to get a decent shot away from inside di box and di ball go high ova di bar.
Dat link-up down di right-hand side between Hakim Ziyech and Achraf Hakimi don dey so effective for Morocco throughout ditournament.
No be surprise say dia best chances so far don come from di right side and dem dey have target dat side wit dia attacking play.
37 mins: Opportunity show face for Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) to deliver di ball into dibox from a corner.
37 mins: Hakim Ziyech send a lovely ball from di corner into di path of Youssef En Nesyri (Morocco), wey im close-range header flash just wide of di left post. Di ball dey off of di pitch and na goal kick for Croatia.
39 mins: Luka Modric (Croatia) produce one dangerous low pass into di penalty area, but di defence manage to cut am out.
40 mins: Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) showcase im fine individual ability as im beat a couple of players and hit a good long-range shot. Di keeper gazz scramble but di ball fly just past di right post. Di ball go out of play and Croatia go get a goal kick.
42 mins: Di total number of attempt na 6:3.
42 mins: Goal!
Mislav Orsic (Croatia) manage to put di ball for di back of di net.
Croatia 2-1 Morocco
45+1 mins: Extra time of minimum of 2 min.
45+2 mins: Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) send one long ball in, but Dominik Livakovic comfortably gada di ball.
First half don end
Second Half don start
46 mins: Walid Regragui make a switch. Ilias Chair dey come on in place of Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) for di start of di second period.
47 mins: Ivan Perisic link up wit Mislav Orsic (Croatia), wey fire just wide of di left post from di edge of di box.
51 mins: Lovro Majer send one lofted pass into di box, Marko Livaja (Croatia) show good awareness to connect wit am but drag im shot well wide of di right post. Di ball don go off of di pitch and na goal kick for Morocco
54 mins: Plenti players dey wait inside di penalty area for a cross from di corner, but Luka Modric (Croatia) take di short.
56 mins: Bilal El Khannous dey go off and Walid Regragui give di last tactical orders to Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco).
57 mins: Abdulrahman Al Jassim no fit ignore di rough tackle by Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco) and blow im whistle.
59 mins: Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco) attempt to find di head of one of im teammates wit one promising cross into di box, but a defender outjumps di attackers and stop di threat.
61 mins: Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) swing in di corner, but dem comfortably clear am away.
63 mins: Lovro Majer (Croatia) attempt to pick out one free teammate inside di box, but Bono come off di line to clear di ball away.
64 mins: Di manager make a subsitution wit Anass Zaroury (Morocco) coming on for Sofiane Boufal.
Dem also substitute Achraf Dari sake of injury. Walid Regragui send Badr Benoun (Morocco) on di pitch.
66 mins: Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) dey replace Marko Livaja as substitution.
69 mins: Caution to Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco). as e gbab yellow card.
70 mins: Ilias Chair (Morocco) send one lofted cross into di box wey dem head clear.
71 mins: Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) no get options but to fire one shot at goal from di edge of box, but na wasted effort and e go high ova di bar.
74 mins: Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) go down under one challenge for di box, but di ref immediately waves away di appeals from all players.
75 mins: Youssef En Nesyri (Morocco) think say im don score afta e react fastest to one lofted ball into di box,
76 mins: Here comes di ref decision afta di VAR review. No be penalty to Croatia as di referee indicate say infringement no dey!
80 mins: Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) attempt to find Ilias Chair, but im put far too much on di pass and di chance don go.
82 mins: Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) send one sweet pass into di penalty area, but one of di defenders stop di danger. Croatia force a corner.
83 mins: Mislav Orsic (Croatia) take di corner wey dem clear off.
84 mins: Selim Amallah (Morocco) pick up one yellow card say im tok out of turn to di referee.
88 mins: Anass Zaroury (Morocco) start im run too early and di referee blow for offside.
90 mins: Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) commit one minor foul to interrupt di attacking move of im opponent and idi refree warn aam say e go get yellow card if e do am again.
90 mins: Dem don add 6 extra minutes.
90+2 mins: Youssef En Nesyri (Morocco) fail to beat di offside trap and di linesman put im flag up.
90+4 mins Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco) send one teasing cross into di area, but Dominik Livakovic intercept di ball.
90+7 mins: Match don end
Croatia 2-1 Morocco
Meet di Squad
Croatia squad
Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic, Ivica Ivusic, Ivo Grbic.
Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Borna Barisic, Josip Juranovic, Josko Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Stanisic, Martin Erlic, Josip Sutalo.
Midfielders: Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Kristijan Jakic, Luka Sucic.
Forwards: Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Bruno Petkovic, Mislav Orsic, Ante Budimir, Marko Livaja.
Morocco squad
Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou, Munir El Kajoui, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
Defenders: Anas Zniti, Achraf Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui, Ganza Ek Niyssaiyu, Romain Saiss, Achraf Dari, Badr Benoun, Yahia Attiyat Allah, Jawad El Yamiq, Samy Mmaee
Midfielders: Younes Belhanda, Sofyan Amrabat, Azzedine Ounahi, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Ilias Chair, Selim Amallah, Yahya Jabrane, Amine Harit
Forwards: Hakim Ziyech, Munir El Haddadi, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Ayoub El Kaabi, Soufiane Rahimi, Sofiane Boufal, Youssef En-Nesyri, Ryan Mmaee, Abde Ezzalzouli.
