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World Cup: Croatia beat Morocco to seal third-place finish

17 Dec 2022 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

Croatia have won the third place play-off and are now the owners of a silver and a bronze medal. They beat Morocco 2-1 in the third-place play-off at Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar. 

The third-place play-off has been won by a European nation on 17 of the 20 occasions. The other wins were by Brazil (1938, 1978) and Chile (1962).

Croatia finish on the podium for the third time, after third place in 1998 and second place in 2018. This was their sixth World Cup participation.

Morocco finish fourth, the best result for an African nation in World Cup history.