Qatar 2022 World Cup: Morocco's Journey More Convincing Than Croatia's

The Moroccan national team will face the Croatian national team to compete for the bronze medal or third place in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

The match between the Moroccan "Atlas Lions" and the Croatian "Vatreni" is scheduled to take place at Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar, on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 10:00 PM WIB (Western Indonesian Time).

Previously, the Atlas Lions had faced the Vatreni in the Group F preliminary round, resulting in a 0-0 draw.

Now they will meet again in the bronze medal match, after both teams lost in the semi-finals.

Based on the results of their last 6 matches in the 2022 World Cup, Morocco's journey appears more convincing than Croatia's.

In their last 6 matches, Morocco recorded 3 wins (within 90 minutes), 1 win (penalty shootout 3-0 against Spain), 1 draw against Croatia in the Group F preliminary round, and 1 loss against France in the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, Croatia only won 1 match (within 90 minutes), 2 wins were achieved through penalty shootouts (against Japan and Brazil), 2 draws against Morocco and Belgium in the Group F preliminary round, and 1 loss against Argentina in the semi-finals.

Based on these records, Morocco seems to have a better chance of winning within the normal 90-minute match time.

However, with several Moroccan players injured and expected to be unavailable, the Atlas Lions' performance will undoubtedly be affected, and it is not impossible that they could be defeated by Croatia.

Here is a detailed account of Croatia's journey in the 2022 Qatar World Cup:

Group F Preliminary Round:

* Croatia 0-0 Morocco
* Croatia 4-1 Canada
* Croatia 0-0 Belgium

Round of 16:

* Croatia 1-1 Japan (Penalty shootout: Croatia 3-1 Japan)

Quarter-finals:

* Croatia 1-1 Brazil (Penalty shootout: 4-2)

Semi-finals:

* Croatia 0-3 Argentina

Third Place Playoff:

* Croatia vs Morocco (Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 10:00 PM WIB)

Here is a detailed account of Morocco's journey in the 2022 Qatar World Cup:

Group F Preliminary Round:

* Morocco 2-1 Canada
* Morocco 2-0 Belgium
* Morocco 0-0 Croatia

Round of 16:

* Morocco 0-0 Spain (Penalty shootout: Morocco 3-0 Spain)

Quarter-finals:

* Morocco 1-0 Portugal

Semi-finals:

* Morocco 0-2 France

Third Place Playoff:

* Morocco vs Croatia (Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 10:00 PM WIB)