The third place play-off of the 2022 World Cup has concluded, with Croatia defeating Morocco in a 2-1 outcome at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Saturday, December 17.
To some people, this battle of the semifinal losers is a little more than a meaningless exhibition match, but to others, it's a chance to become "immortal".
The third place play-off can actually be a perplexing part[...] Read more » FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Croatia beats Morocco to finish 3rd Place
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I predicted a 1-1 draw in the match Croatia - Morocco. This match for 3rd place was not too high level. Morocco disappointed me in this match and I expected a lot more from them because in the semi-final against France they played quite well, and in this match they had no strength ... Congratulations to Croatia for taking 3rd place at the world championships.
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I bet on Croatia's victory in the match against Morocco, but i can't say how the match was because i didn't watch it. These teams deserved to reach the semi-finals because they eliminated good teams. Congratulations to both
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deserved third place for croatia in the world cup, they have a great team where it is a mix of veterans with young promises of soccer, I hope they do not disarm and can compete at a high level the next world cup.
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croatia has left a strong message to all soccer teams, you don't need a lot of names to go far in a world cup and in any competition, playing in an orderly and disciplined manner you can achieve your goals.
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I think that half of the team will be gone, we know that this World Cup they played with many veterans, I hope they can be well armed for the next World Cup, their style of play makes them unique and that is why they have demonstrated it in the last World Cups.
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lot of teams will lose their players because of ages,but teams like france will not have problems at all,because they young team with players of 21,22 or 23 years and they will play for many years on world cups or european championships!for sure they will win some medals on competitions,because of every posititon they have two or three players!
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dule-vu You should be happy that Croatia Your compatriots play so well and once again they go so far, 4 years ago they were runners-up in the world, and now 3rd place is a great success, especially since Croatia is a country that counts only 4 millions of inhabitants. Yes, France has a lot of potential and many young players from Croatia at a good level will end their careers a lot.
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Croatia played in groups with Morocco and it was 0-0, but when you play for 3rd place at a world championship, you can only fight for victory. Morocco did not succeed and Croatia has the bronze medals.
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at the first moment I had the impression that it was not going to be an entertaining match and that it was going to be boring because the players were not motivated, but the opposite happened, they gave us a great back and forth match with a very high level, both teams took it seriously.
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for smaller countries or country that this is best result in history,they have motive to play every game,especially when is for third place and medal! we can see how big celebration was in morocco,even king wanted to congratulate them,but people on streets were happy with result and thats most important!
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they are very professional players, they don't care if they are not playing in a final, they show the level of commitment they have with their national team, that's why they play as if they were playing in a final.
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yes,they showed that they will play hard for third place,because they come from small football countries and they care about every medal,place or every win!now everything is over,every country celebrate as they wish and we can go to other threads and other themes about everything else! now premier league and other leagues will start!
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Croatia has only 4 million people and I am very impressed with their ambitions and football achievements, although their game itself is not jaw-dropping and I personally don't like it because they often play 0-0 draws and extra-times, but you have to admit that they are effective in what they do, and sport is all about being successful.
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this is not about the number of the population of a country. It's about talent and for that you need a lot of work, concentration and ambition. Then you also need a good staff and a capable coach. Everything is done responsibly.
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sometimes even the smallest countries have enough talented players, croatia for many years has been showing that with discipline and commitment to the national team you can achieve great things, this time they showed it by eliminating vinicius' brazil.
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what I like about croatia is the attitude they have had to play the third place match, they have celebrated it as if they had won the world cup, that shows the commitment they have with their national team until the last minute, I hope the others see their example.
