Croatia v Morocco: When, where and team news

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Everything you need to know ahead of the third-place play-off

• Croatia and Morocco to fight it out for bronze at Khalifa International Stadium

• The two sides faced off on the opening matchday in Group F

• Match is likely to be Luka Modric's last at the FIFA World Cup™

Croatia and Morocco have one more game to play before they go home. Beaten in the semi-finals by Argentina and France respectively, they will be vying for a place on the podium at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ when they meet at Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday. Both sides will be out to finish the tournament on a high and give their fans one last celebration and both can be proud of their efforts at Qatar 2022. Coming away with a medal will be the perfect way to a cap a memorable few weeks.

Date and time

Saturday 17 December, 18:00 (local time)

Venue

Khalifa International Stadium

Starting XIs (probable)

Croatia (4-3-2-1): Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Vlasic, Perisic; Kramaric. Coach: Dalic.

Morocco (4-3-3): Bounou; Hakimi, El Yamiq, Dari, Mazraoui; Ounahi, Amrabat, Amallah; Ziyech, En-Nesyri, Boufal. Coach: Regragui.

Officials

Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT) Assistant referees: Taleb Al Marri (QAT), Saoud Al Maqaleh (QAT) Fourth official : Raphael Claus (BRA)

Head to head

The two sides faced each other on the first matchday in Group F, playing out a goalless draw at Al Bayt Stadium.

Key match stats

• This is the second time Croatia have contested the match for third place. The Vatreni played their first at France 1998, when they beat Netherlands 2-1 to claim bronze

• Morocco could become the first African team to earn third place at the World Cup