After an early exchange of goals, Mislav Orsic scored three minutes before half-time as Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 in the third-place playoff
Croatia players, coaching staff and family members celebrate with their medals on stage as they finish in third place at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.Croatia players, coaching staff and family members celebrate with their medals on stage as they finish in third place at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.Last modified on Sat 17 Dec 2022 19.34 GMTthird-place playoff to leave Qatar on a high after again surpassing expectations following their run to the final in 2018.
“This is bronze with a golden glow. We won a tough game,” said Croatia’s coach, Zlatko Dalic, who also led the nation of just 4 million people to their runners-up finish in Russia four years ago. “This is a medal for the Croatian people … It’s really great that we won two medals in two tournaments, big congratulations to my players.”This is a World Cup like no other.
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