CROATIA VS. MOROCCO

Two of the surprise packages at the 2022 FIFA World Cup will contend for the bronze medal in the third-place consolation match as Morocco and Croatia vie ...

— Amallah — 7. Attiat-Allah — 8. Kovacic — 9. Barisic — 10. Bono (GK) — 2. Livakovic (GK) — 2. There is news that forward Youssef En-Nesyri also has a knock and could sit out, leaving the door open for veteran Abderrazak Hamdallah, who looked out of his depth against France, or the younger Walid Cheddira. Midfielder Marcelo Brozovic is reportedly injured which could mean Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic team up to play in a deeper role, leaving Lovro Majer as the lone attacking midfielder. Croatia were [Group F runners-up](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/world-cup-group-f-table-standings-results-2022-canada-morocco/urewsf69gzdmutdr62aptmmi) and needed to survive penalty shootouts [against Japan](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/japan-vs-croatia-world-cup-live-score-result/v6tw8uhsftlnin6tfjcmkfwa) and [Brazil](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/brazil-vs-croatia-world-cup-live-score-result/q7dbcj4ubk93kbklj1vksqab) in the knockouts before [succumbing to Lionel Messi and Argentina 3-0](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/argentina-vs-croatia-world-cup-live-score-result/dmrn3bssfgaowohfrpyghlxn). The goalkeepers have played a big part in it with Yassine Bounou (Morocco) and Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) in contention for [the Golden Glove awarded to the best keeper in the tournament](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/who-will-win-fifa-world-cup-golden-glove-2022-top-goalkeepers-include-argentinas-martinez-moroccos-bounou-and-croatias-livakovic/ii54j3vkmbqqtzndb6o6pyny). [finishing 0-0 with few opportunities on either end](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/f%C3%BAtbol/news/morocco-vs-croatia-world-cup-live-score-result/rok9w38dxcw1gfjr1kclkbgo).

SportsLine's soccer model simulated Croatia vs. Morocco 10000 times and locked in its 2022 FIFA World Cup final picks and predictions for Saturday.

- Morocco vs. [Visit SportsLine now to see which side to back in the Morocco vs. Where does all the betting value lie for the Croatia vs. The model has taken an in-depth look at the Morocco vs. Croatia match from every angle and is leaning Under on the total. The 25-year-old forward, who scored in his only appearance during the 2018 tournament, notched the decisive goal in the team's 2-1 victory against Canada in the group stage and netted the lone tally in the 1-0 quarterfinal triumph over Portugal. Forward Marko Livaja, midfielder Lovro Majer and striker Bruno Petkovic each have scored once in the competition, with Majer also converting a penalty kick against Brazil. They played to a pair of 0-0 draws during the group stage and each of their first two knockout-stage games required shootouts after 1-1 results. Croatia are -160 to win and Morocco are priced at +120. [You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2022-fifa-world-cup-croatia-vs-morocco-odds-predictions-picks-and-best-bets-for-saturdays-third-place-match-from-soccer-computer-model/#ttag=12162022_agg_cbssports_picks_soccer_worldcup_model_WorldCup3rdPlace). Here are the betting lines and trends for Morocco vs. Both clubs advanced all the way to the semifinals, with Morocco losing to defending champion France and Croatia being stopped by Argentina.

Two of the surprise packages at the 2022 FIFA World Cup will contend for the bronze medal in the third-place consolation match as Morocco and Croatia vie ...

Amallah — 7. Bono (GK) — 2. Orsic — 14. Attiat-Allah — 8. Livakovic (GK) — 2. Kovacic — 9. Perisic — 10. — "It's crazy to be in the world final," he said. 2 hrs from kickoff: This will be the final game of the tournament at the Khalifa International Stadium. 30 mins from kickoff: Will be a delight to see this man one last time on the biggest international stage. Again, Morocco give away possession on the edge of their box but the Dinamo Zagreb winger still had so much to do as he lofted a right-footed finish from the left-hand side of the area over Bono and in off the far post.

The World Cup continues Saturday on FOX with Croatia taking on Morocco for third place. Here are the top plays!

[ FIFA World Cup 2022](/stories/soccer/france-at-full-strength-for-world-cup-final-following-flu-scare) [World Cup](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/2022-fifa-world-cup): [Who's deeper, France or Argentina? ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup-men-w61-vs-w62-dec-18-2022-game-boxscore-97096)). [ FIFA World Cup 2022](/stories/soccer/bettors-all-over-messi-argentina-in-world-cup-final-sportsbooks-need-france) Croatia, meanwhile, hushed the doubters who were skeptical the team could replicate its success from 2018 and [showed it can be a contender for years to come](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/croatia-should-return-to-world-cup-contention-even-without-luka-modric). [ FIFA World Cup 2022](/stories/soccer/france-is-ready-to-rain-on-lionel-messis-parade) [ FIFA World Cup 2022](/stories/soccer/argentina-vs-france-world-cup-2022-final-preview) [ FIFA World Cup 2022](/stories/soccer/lionel-messis-world-cup-pursuit-has-become-the-worlds-shared-dream) Croatia took a 2-1 lead, which was the score at halftime. [here](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/how-to-watch-the-2022-world-cup-on-fox-times-channels-full-match-schedule). [Sunday's final](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/argentina-vs-france-world-cup-2022-final-preview) between [Argentina](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/argentina-men-team-roster) and [France](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/france-men-team-roster) (coverage begins at [9 a.m. [FINAL: Croatia 2, Morocco 1](https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup-men-croatia-vs-morocco-dec-17-2022-game-boxscore-97040)

Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 to take third-place at the 2022 World Cup, thanks to a sensational goal from Mislav Orsic. Both sides had previously endured ...

[Mateo Kovacic](https://theathletic.com/football/player/mateo-kovacic-YZAbZ5kh2l2LoNEQ/) dragged a shot wide late on, while with 30 seconds left, En-Nesyri’s header fell inches over the bar, agonisingly for Morocco. [Achraf Dari](https://theathletic.com/football/player/achraf-dari-fsjdCsjnDWQYhxWv/) (who started the tournament as fourth-choice) heading an equaliser after poor Croatian marking. He rebounded brilliantly this game, bursting forward out of defence on several occasion, and showing his abilities as a ball-playing centre-back. With the score at 1-1, Morocco’s 18-year-old attacking midfielder Bilal El Khannouss, otherwise excellent on debut, lost the ball in transition. It is to the tournament’s detriment that a goal of this quality was scored in the third-place play-off, rather than a more meaningful fixture. No shame in that.

Croatia, runners-up at the 2018 tournament, could bid farewell to 37-year-old Luka Modric at his final World Cup. Morocco, meanwhile, looks to make more history ...

[Golden Ball](https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/messi-mbappe-griezmann-lead-race-for-world-cup-s-golden-ball-award-1.6198110) and also the [Golden Boot, Golden Glove and Young Player of the Tournament](https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/leading-candidates-for-world-cup-s-golden-boot-golden-glove-young-player-awards-1.6196245). Croatia, runners-up at the 2018 tournament, could bid farewell to 37-year-old Luka Modric at his final World Cup. [hit with a flu virus](https://www.tsn.ca/fifa-world-cup/video/france-camp-hit-by-virus-ahead-of-world-cup-final-vs-argentina~2585849) before the World Cup final causing concern for the camp. Croatia and Morocco have impressed in Qatar, and the statistics prove it, meaning this third-place match was tipped to be a battle on the pitch. [Watch the match on TSN 1, 4 and 5.](https://www.tsn.ca/2022-fifa-world-cup-on-tsn-broadcast-schedule-1.1864310) After falling short to Argentina and France in the semifinals, Croatia and Morocco can still look to wrap up the 2022 World Cup on a positive note as they battle for third place.

Taleb Al Marri and Saoud Al-Maqaleh will serve as assistant referees. This is Al Jassim's third match of the 2022 World Cup. He handed out six yellow cards in ...

Instead, the Atlas Lions will look to claim third place in what should be an entertaining match on Saturday. The match will be officiated by a crew from Qatar, led by Abdulrahman Al Jassim as the head referee. The match will air on Fox and Telemundo.