Morocco and Croatia teams are looking forward to going back home to see family and friends but, instead, They have to stay and play in the third-place playoff.
Morocco and Croatia are seemingly eager to try and secure that bronze medal and $2 million extra for their respective federations.
Morocco’s stunning run to the semifinals, which saw the Atlas Lions become the first African country and Arab nation in history to reach the last four of a World Cup, was ended by a 2-0 defeat to France on Wednesday.
The team has been hugely impressive in Qatar, upsetting Belgium, Spain and Portugal thanks to its defensive organization and attacking verve. Even in the second half of the loss to France, Morocco was largely the better of the two teams and could have taken the match to extra time were it not for a lack of quality in the box.
After already making history, Morocco and head coach Walid Regragui will want to cement themselves further into the record books by also becoming the first African team to finish third.
Croatia, meanwhile, fell a game short of reaching two successive World Cup finals after being outplayed and overpowered 3-0 by Argentina in the semifinals.
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