He scored a great goal, was solid throughout and should have earned a penalty. That will get his transfer fee heading north again after his value-shredding moment with Messi a few days ago. Matt Slater·Football WriterDecember 17, 2022 at 12:01 PM ESTCroatia celebrate, Morocco remonstrateHalf the Moroccan team then surrounded the Qatari referee, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al Jassim. I assume they were moaning about his decision-making and not complimenting him on Qatar's successful hosting of the World Cup. Morocco manager Walid Regragui has only just finished bending his ear and there is a lot of gesturing going on. Croatia are ignoring all that. They're delighted.
Bit petty, that. Matt Slater·Football WriterDecember 17, 2022 at 12:05 PM ESTMedals coming soonAbout 200 James Bond baddies dressed in black have just built a stage for the presentations. Impressive. Matt Slater·Football WriterDecember 17, 2022 at 12:04 PM ESTGvardiol stood out todayJosko Gvardiol gets MOTM. Fair enough.
In the quarterfinal, France took on England, arguably the most talented left in the tournament. England dominated possession and total shots, but it was France that came out on top in full-time 2-1. Aurélien Tchouaméni scored in the 17th minute followed by a penalty from Harry Kane. Olivier Giroud put France back up by one. France held onto the lead after Kane missed a second penalty kick in the 84th minute.
Croatia vs Morocco live updatesTim Spiers and Michael DominskiDecember 17, 2022 at 1:21 PM ESTCroatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the third-place match, finishing the tournament in a top-three spot for the second straight World Cup. Both sides scored in the first 10 minutes of this contest, as Josko Gvardiol opened the scoring in the seventh minute before Achraf Dari responded for Morocco just two minutes later. Mislav Orsic fired Croatia back in front just before half-time with a beautiful lobbed finish that floated across a diving Bono and into the net. Morocco pushed for an equaliser throughout the second half, with Youssef En-Nesyri getting the best chance in the dying minutes, but were unable to level the score.
Walid Regragui, manager of the tournament. Not even a debate. Tim Spiers·London WriterDecember 17, 2022 at 11:58 AM ESTGoing mentalMorocco are going mental at the ref, who to be honest wasn't great, but I'm not sure exactly what for. I assume they're not moaning about the penalty Gvardiol was denied. Tim Spiers·London WriterDecember 17, 2022 at 11:57 AM ESTGreat achievementCroatia have only competed at six World Cup finals since the country's formation. They either drop out in the group stage (2002, 2006, 2014) or reach the semi finals at least (third in 1998, runners-up in 2018 and now third in 2022). Ridiculous achievement for a country with a population of fewer than four million.
(Photo: Getty Images)December 17, 2022 at 1:21 PM ESTModric to play for Croatia in Nations LeagueLuka Modric spoke to beIN Sports after Croatia's win: "First of all thank you. This medal is very important for us, for me, for Croatia as a national team and a country. With this medal we confirm that Croatia is playing an important role in world football. And we are leaving Qatar as winners. "About my future? I do not know if I will play until the Euro in Germany.
Rightly so. A second bronze medal for them, after their third-place finish in 1998. (Photo: Getty Images)Matt Slater·Football WriterDecember 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM ESTMorocco's last chanceMorocco had one last chance, and it was the penultimate touch of the game. Decent cross from the left and En-Nesyri gets up with another fantastic leap (wouldn't mind seeing him in the Slam Dunk Contest) but can't keep his header down. And that's it. Matt Slater·Football WriterDecember 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM ESTToe to toeWhatever happens tomorrow Morocco will always be one of the stories of this tournament. Or the story for a lot of people. An incredible run to the semis and yet again today they went toe-to-toe with a team who a month ago would have been expected to beat them comfortably.
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