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When you look at both sqaud, you can find more experience and quality players in the Croatia team than that of the Morocco (they even made the finals in 2018) so it's understandable why they won but still Morocco were the better team considering how defensive they have been excellent this tournament. I didn't expect them to be conceding goals as they did in the last two games. Nevertheless congratulations to them, they made Africa proud, next tournament we go again.
It seems like after the French team found a way to score them, Croatia copied their pattern. Morocco would have done better if they had one striker in front who is s good as their defensive Midfielder Amrabat and their set of defenders. Low goal scoring ability is part of what has been against Morocco both in the semi finals and in this game. If they have a good goal scorer, they would have even beat France because in that game too, they had some very good opportunities.

 The coach of the Moroccan side don't need to step down or retire now from the work he has started, with some proper country scouting and new additions of very good talents to the National team, this National team can do better in another competition.

I thank them for still putting Africa up for discussion even up till the semi finals of the World cup.
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Croatia won the match with the contribution of their experienced football players. Morocco also have really good quality players, but in matches at this level, experience is as important as quality.

I was disappointed in Morocco lost, I thought this time around that an African nation will get a medal at this tournament. All hopes were on Morocco but they disappointed. Croatia doesn't deserve this third position if we're considering how good both nations has played at the tournament. Croatia has had to rely on penalty shout-out to advance from both knockout stages while Morocco had to win teams like Portugal without needing a penalty shootout. Judging form how the match went, I would say experience did have a role to play in Croatia winning.

When you look at both sqaud, you can find more experience and quality players in the Croatia team than that of the Morocco (they even made the finals in 2018) so it's understandable why they won but still Morocco were the better team considering how defensive they have been excellent this tournament. I didn't expect them to be conceding goals as they did in the last two games. Nevertheless congratulations to them, they made Africa proud, next tournament we go again.
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Morocco's defeat to Croatia wasn't due to inexperience in the world cup, in my opinion. They gave it their best shot as a team, but they were unable to score any goals. One of the reasons Morocco lost to Croatia was because they lacked a capable striker.

The fourth-place finish in the world cup is a good one for Africa, and it has increased the likelihood that roughly eleven African nations will compete in the following world cup tournament. Uncertainty surrounds whether another African nation will shock the world by making the World Cup finals.
In game like this between two teams one team must win for sure , So It's not easy having Morocco come this far in this particular world cup compition and too looking at the category of countries that came to the world cup that couldn't even make it to the round of 16 like Belgium etc, but Morocco reached this semi final. regardless they really did well being the only African country that represented Africa this far.
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Morocco finished up 4th place in the world cup and this is a good achievement for them and will be very happy,they couldn't play Croatia properly due to lack of experience in the world cup games.Croatia ended third by winning Morocco today,they deserve the third place after they were stopped by Argentina to the finals. It is a good one for Africa as Morocco have brought Africa's name up in the world cup this year.
Morocco's defeat to Croatia wasn't due to inexperience in the world cup, in my opinion. They gave it their best shot as a team, but they were unable to score any goals. One of the reasons Morocco lost to Croatia was because they lacked a capable striker.

The fourth-place finish in the world cup is a good one for Africa, and it has increased the likelihood that roughly eleven African nations will compete in the following world cup tournament. Uncertainty surrounds whether another African nation will shock the world by making the World Cup finals.
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The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia where the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.

Croatia won the match with the contribution of their experienced football players. Morocco also have really good quality players, but in matches at this level, experience is as important as quality. That's why I think Croatia deserved the win... Morocco won the respect of the masses with this tournament. Also, I think Sofiane Boufal and Izzeddin Unahi have a chance to be transferred to a better team than Angers. Also, I read news that Sofyan Amrabat is already on the radar of big clubs...
What i have to say in this match is that Croatia is lucky enough to win Morocco, likewise how France was lucky to win Morocco in semifinals competition, so that doesn't mean that Croatia have a credible and good players than the Morocco, all tried their best in order to make that they make out something good in their country as i may see, so no one should be fown grading the ability and the methods of play and participation in this competition.
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Croatia won the match with the contribution of their experienced football players. Morocco also have really good quality players, but in matches at this level, experience is as important as quality. That's why I think Croatia deserved the win... Morocco won the respect of the masses with this tournament. Also, I think Sofiane Boufal and Izzeddin Unahi have a chance to be transferred to a better team than Angers. Also, I read news that Sofyan Amrabat is already on the radar of big clubs...
Morocco won the respect of the world with their exceptional performance and the fact that they kicked Belgium and Spain among other teams from the World Cup.
It is unfortunate they lost vs Croatia but this is football after all.
Morocco is becoming the best African team to achieve such record for their continent and deserve much respect.
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The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia where the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.

Croatia won the match with the contribution of their experienced football players. Morocco also have really good quality players, but in matches at this level, experience is as important as quality. That's why I think Croatia deserved the win... Morocco won the respect of the masses with this tournament. Also, I think Sofiane Boufal and Izzeddin Unahi have a chance to be transferred to a better team than Angers. Also, I read news that Sofyan Amrabat is already on the radar of big clubs...
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The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia where the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.
Morocco when i was predicting the match of Morocco and Croatia i did not give wining to Morocco neither Croatia because I knew that both teams are nice team and secondly i expected that the match will ends with draw but God deem it fit Croatia defeated Morocco, and is only African country that played reached to semifinals in world cup as history may have it in the record, so i believe that at African is proud of Morocco despite that they not win Croatia.
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Senegal team was considered as the only strong team in Africa in this World Cup. Had Sadio Mane not been injured, we might have seen a better performance from Senegal. Even then, Senegal performed well enough without Sadio Mane.
Morocco's performance in this World Cup has surprised everyone. No one expected Morocco to qualify for the semi-finals. Their gameplay and team work is amazing. I think Morocco has a chance to win today's match against Croatia. But there is no doubt that the match will be competitive.
This year's world cup is a lot difficult and competitive judging from the surprising results we have seen. Although if Sadio Mane was present for the Senegalese team it would have been a lot better because he would strengthen the team's attack and make them solid going forward but his absence came as a huge blow demoralized the team's confidence going into the competition, he would have done everything possible to boost the team's confidence.
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I agree that Morocco is a very good team, but I would not be so sure of their victory today.
Croatia also played very well in this tournament and defeated the strongest team and the first favorite of the tournament, Brazil.
The only worse game they played was against Argentina, when they didn't have enough concentration in defense, like in the previous games.
In the group, Morocco and Croatia played without goals, but this will be a completely different game.
Both teams are tired after 6 games in a very short time and some players will not be able to play today due to injuries.
I think we can expect a very uncertain game with likely extra time and penalties.

Morocco has about 10 minutes left to stay in the game. To do this, they need to score a goal to transfer the match into extra time. I originally expected Croatia to win, but I didn't think that Croatia would score a goal so quickly - after all, before the games with France and today's game, Morocco were extremely effective in defense. And I note that despite the fatigue of the teams, we are seeing an intense game.

Morocco was fighting for a penalty that wasn't worth giving, was glad it wasn't giving as it was just too soft on Hakimi.
Watched just a little bit of the game as I expected Legendary Luka Modric to lead his side to successfully clinch the third runner's up position.
Even if Morocco didn't win as we all Africans expected they're to rise up in the FIFA standing maybe above 50.

Congratulations to all them Croatia fan's who travelled all that far just to see them country achieve a little bit of success. They have been impressive in the last four years.

Yes, congratulations to the Croatian team. I think it deserved the third place. We witnessed how the Croatians got up from defeating the samba. As for Morocco's achievement in the World Cup, it will be a message to the rest of the African teams that they are able to compete for the World Cup in the coming years.
Morocco finished up 4th place in the world cup and this is a good achievement for them and will be very happy,they couldn't play Croatia properly due to lack of experience in the world cup games. Croatia ended third by winning Morocco today,they deserve the third place after they were stopped by Argentina to the finals. It is a good one for Africa as Morocco have brought Africa's name up in the world cup this year.
Well, how can you possibly say that Morocco's loss against Croatia today is due to their lack of experience in the world cup game? morocco lacked experience and they were able to beat Spain and Portugal? lol, you are very funny mate.

Morocco's loss today against Croatia is definitely not due to lack of experience, this is football, anything is possible, I think their morale wasn't as high as it was in pervious matches after their loss to France in the semi finals, that loss might have so disappointing for them and as such, they weren't really high in spirit to enable them defeat Croatia.
But all the same, ending in the fouth place is already a great achievement for them since its their first coming this far.  
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The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia where the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.
I am extremely proud of them for being the only African representatives to advance this far, even though they lost the game and fell to fourth place overall in the World Cup. Congratulations to them; I have no doubt that they will rise in the football world because they demonstrated just how crucial they are to the game. I am confident that most African nations will make every effort to build upon the strong foundation Morocco has laid for Africans during the upcoming 2026 World Cup.
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I agree that Morocco is a very good team, but I would not be so sure of their victory today.
Croatia also played very well in this tournament and defeated the strongest team and the first favorite of the tournament, Brazil.
The only worse game they played was against Argentina, when they didn't have enough concentration in defense, like in the previous games.
In the group, Morocco and Croatia played without goals, but this will be a completely different game.
Both teams are tired after 6 games in a very short time and some players will not be able to play today due to injuries.
I think we can expect a very uncertain game with likely extra time and penalties.

Morocco has about 10 minutes left to stay in the game. To do this, they need to score a goal to transfer the match into extra time. I originally expected Croatia to win, but I didn't think that Croatia would score a goal so quickly - after all, before the games with France and today's game, Morocco were extremely effective in defense. And I note that despite the fatigue of the teams, we are seeing an intense game.

Morocco was fighting for a penalty that wasn't worth giving, was glad it wasn't giving as it was just too soft on Hakimi.
Watched just a little bit of the game as I expected Legendary Luka Modric to lead his side to successfully clinch the third runner's up position.
Even if Morocco didn't win as we all Africans expected they're to rise up in the FIFA standing maybe above 50.

Congratulations to all them Croatia fan's who travelled all that far just to see them country achieve a little bit of success. They have been impressive in the last four years.

Yes, congratulations to the Croatian team. I think it deserved the third place. We witnessed how the Croatians got up from defeating the samba. As for Morocco's achievement in the World Cup, it will be a message to the rest of the African teams that they are able to compete for the World Cup in the coming years.
Morocco finished up 4th place in the world cup and this is a good achievement for them and will be very happy,they couldn't play Croatia properly due to lack of experience in the world cup games.Croatia ended third by winning Morocco today,they deserve the third place after they were stopped by Argentina to the finals. It is a good one for Africa as Morocco have brought Africa's name up in the world cup this year.
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I agree that Morocco is a very good team, but I would not be so sure of their victory today.
Croatia also played very well in this tournament and defeated the strongest team and the first favorite of the tournament, Brazil.
The only worse game they played was against Argentina, when they didn't have enough concentration in defense, like in the previous games.
In the group, Morocco and Croatia played without goals, but this will be a completely different game.
Both teams are tired after 6 games in a very short time and some players will not be able to play today due to injuries.
I think we can expect a very uncertain game with likely extra time and penalties.

Morocco has about 10 minutes left to stay in the game. To do this, they need to score a goal to transfer the match into extra time. I originally expected Croatia to win, but I didn't think that Croatia would score a goal so quickly - after all, before the games with France and today's game, Morocco were extremely effective in defense. And I note that despite the fatigue of the teams, we are seeing an intense game.

Morocco was fighting for a penalty that wasn't worth giving, was glad it wasn't giving as it was just too soft on Hakimi.
Watched just a little bit of the game as I expected Legendary Luka Modric to lead his side to successfully clinch the third runner's up position.
Even if Morocco didn't win as we all Africans expected they're to rise up in the FIFA standing maybe above 50.

Congratulations to all them Croatia fan's who travelled all that far just to see them country achieve a little bit of success. They have been impressive in the last four years.

Yes, congratulations to the Croatian team. I think it deserved the third place. We witnessed how the Croatians got up from defeating the samba. As for Morocco's achievement in the World Cup, it will be a message to the rest of the African teams that they are able to compete for the World Cup in the coming years.
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I agree that Morocco is a very good team, but I would not be so sure of their victory today.
Croatia also played very well in this tournament and defeated the strongest team and the first favorite of the tournament, Brazil.
The only worse game they played was against Argentina, when they didn't have enough concentration in defense, like in the previous games.
In the group, Morocco and Croatia played without goals, but this will be a completely different game.
Both teams are tired after 6 games in a very short time and some players will not be able to play today due to injuries.
I think we can expect a very uncertain game with likely extra time and penalties.

Morocco has about 10 minutes left to stay in the game. To do this, they need to score a goal to transfer the match into extra time. I originally expected Croatia to win, but I didn't think that Croatia would score a goal so quickly - after all, before the games with France and today's game, Morocco were extremely effective in defense. And I note that despite the fatigue of the teams, we are seeing an intense game.

Morocco was fighting for a penalty that wasn't worth giving, was glad it wasn't giving as it was just too soft on Hakimi.
Watched just a little bit of the game as I expected Legendary Luka Modric to lead his side to successfully clinch the third runner's up position.
Even if Morocco didn't win as we all Africans expected they're to rise up in the FIFA standing maybe above 50.

Congratulations to all them Croatia fan's who travelled all that far just to see them country achieve a little bit of success. They have been impressive in the last four years.
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The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia where the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.
Well they tried for the tournament. By the 2026 world cup more African teams will join Morocco to play the finale. Morocco faced defeat before the match even end. Croatia players were good on the pitch today. They controlled the ball ball more than Moroccans.

Now that the world cup is about to end. The other leagues will start very soon. Ivory Coast is also preparing for the AFCON hosting of 2023...

No one could have imagined that an African team would consistently win against European teams, and send the big European teams home. Morocco has done this. They have played brilliantly in the entire World Cup journey. Especially the performance of the Moroccan goalkeeper impressed everyone. I hope that African teams will play with the aim of becoming champions in the next World Cup. They are much more confident now.
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The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia where the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.
Well they tried for the tournament. By the 2026 world cup more African teams will join Morocco to play the finale. Morocco faced defeat before the match even end. Croatia players were good on the pitch today. They controlled the ball ball more than Moroccans.

Now that the world cup is about to end. The other leagues will start very soon. Ivory Coast is also preparing for the AFCON hosting of 2023...
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The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia were the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.
There is total silence in my area now. You don't need to ask who the winner is because there would have been a wide celebration if Morroco has won the match. African light or chance to win a medal in the world cup has gone off.  Croatia has added another bronze medal to their trophies while Africa and the entire Arab world would have to wait for another four years to strive to win a medal.

The Croatian team showed much character and experience and this might be a good parting gift for Lucas Modric. The Moroccan team regardless of the win is the bride and pride of Africa. They have proved to the world that African teams are in the same class as other European or South American football powerhouses. African Union should consider giving these fearless lions a continental award.
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The chances of Morocco winning the third place in this 2022 World Cup is becoming very slim as the match has almost gotten to the 90th minute .I have little hopes for Morocco at this moment but it would have been a fair share if Morocco would be able to win the third-place because at the last edition  2018 Croatia where the first runner-up. But I do know that it is football and not a game of sympathy the best team will always win.
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LOL.. when I first saw this thread, not even in my wildest dreams I imagined that it will stay alive up to the very end of the competition. To be fair, I wasn't expecting any of the African teams to progress from the group stage. And now we have Morocco who will play tomorrow against Croatia for the 3rd place. And it is going to benefit them financially as well. If they end up with the 3rd price, they will receive $27 million. Even in case they lose, there is no need to get disappointed. The fourth placed team will be getting $25 million from the FIFA.

After this tournament, no one will dare to underestimate any African nation again. I had hoped that Africans would fare well in this competition, but I had no idea it would be the Moroccan team rather the Senegalese team, the current African champions. Based on Moroccans performance in this World Cup, I expect them to compete for the AFCON trophy next year. They've made the entire African continent proud, and a third or fourth place today is well deserved.
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I agree that Morocco is a very good team, but I would not be so sure of their victory today.
Croatia also played very well in this tournament and defeated the strongest team and the first favorite of the tournament, Brazil.
The only worse game they played was against Argentina, when they didn't have enough concentration in defense, like in the previous games.
In the group, Morocco and Croatia played without goals, but this will be a completely different game.
Both teams are tired after 6 games in a very short time and some players will not be able to play today due to injuries.
I think we can expect a very uncertain game with likely extra time and penalties.

Morocco has about 10 minutes left to stay in the game. To do this, they need to score a goal to transfer the match into extra time. I originally expected Croatia to win, but I didn't think that Croatia would score a goal so quickly - after all, before the games with France and today's game, Morocco were extremely effective in defense. And I note that despite the fatigue of the teams, we are seeing an intense game.
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