Croatia will take on Morocco in the FIFA World Cup 2022’s third-place play-off on Saturday, December 17, in a repeat of the Group F fixture earlier in November.
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For Morocco, who scripted history by becoming the first African side to enter the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, the upcoming match in the Khalifa stadium could be a further opportunity to establish themselves as the ‘find of the tournament’. For the 2018 runners-up Croatia, it will be another chance to appear on the podium on back-to-back occasions.
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The two sides earlier met in the Group F round robin encounter on November 23. After a goalless draw, the sides went unbeaten for the next four games before losing their semi-final encounters.
Both the teams have made news in the event as stubborn defenders and the third place play-off will only determine the tougher of the two. The two sides had earlier met in 1996 when the game ended 2-2 in real time before proceeding to penalties and also tying 2-2 there. The match was finally decided on sudden death as Croatia won 5-4.
When : The third place play-off between Croatia and Morocco takes place on Saturday, 17/12/2022 at 8.30 pm I.S.T (Indian standard time) at the Khalifa stadium in Al-Rayyan in Qatar.
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In United Kingdom the match will take place at 3.00 pm GMT (Greenwich Meridian time) and in USA it will start at 7.00 am PT.
Where to watch: Indian users can avail the facility of watching the matches on Sports 18 and Sports 18 HD channel. Internet users can access Jio cinema for live broadcast of the game.
In the US, Fox has the rights for broadcasting the World Cup. The match will be broadcast on Fox or FS1.
