FIFA World Cup / Croatia and Morocco will fight for the third place, know head-to-head statistics

Croatia vs Morocco: There will be a fight between Croatia and Morocco for the third place in the FIFA World Cup 2022. This match between the two teams will be played on December 17 at the Khalifa International Stadium. Croatia was defeated 3-0 by Argentina in the first semi-final. In the second semi-final, France beat Morocco 2-0. This will be the second time in this World Cup that the match will be played between Croatia and Morocco. Earlier, the match between the two teams during the group matches was a draw. Let's look at the head to head record of both the teams in the FIFA World Cup.

Croatia's tremendous record

Croatia has a strong record in the FIFA World Cup against African teams. Before this, no African team could score against him in three matches of the World Cup. In 2014, Croatia defeated Cameroon 4–0 and in 2018, Nigeria 2–0. While this year he played a draw against Morocco. In such a situation, Morocco's path in front of Croatia will not be easy.

None of the last 19 matches for the third place in World Cup history have gone to penalties. During this, only once in 1986, a match was played between France and Belgium in extra time. The European team has been successful in winning the last 10 matches for the third place in the FIFA World Cup. Croatia team will play for the third place in the World Cup for the second time. Earlier in 1998, he had defeated Netherlands 2-1.