Morocco blocks the runner-up

Great deployment and effort to make a selection of Morocco against the current world runner-up to start a more than creditable draw which at one point in the game could have been a victory. Croatia stuck with a physical, fast and intense football team that was able to close all paths to those Dalic and even disturbed the European defense on more than one occasion. Despite being aimless, the skirmish is entertaining.

This is another game of it world with a lot of passion on the pitch, especially from Africans. started the ‘the Lions of the Atlas’ very nervous, giving away a few balls in the first five minutes that almost caused them discontent. But over time they settled down, pressuring their rival and circling the opposite area with danger, driven by a crowd of which their fans were the majority.

However, that drive didn’t free them from a fresh ball clearance error a quarter of an hour into the game which Perisic he tried to take advantage of a long shot that missed the crossbar. This is the first instance of the crash, the team quickly replied reragui with a center of old man looking for the head of in Nesyri which the striker missed slightly.

Croatia was trying to block the right wing of the Moroccan attack which judge Y old man They did a lot of damage and in turn looked to control the ball to impose long possessions with an axis inside Luka Modric, something it could not achieve due to the slowness of the Croatian movements and another to the intensity and pressure of the Africans. The madridista was forced to delay his position a lot to look for the ball and that facilitated the defensive actions of his rival. Despite the fact that there are no opportunities, the game is beautiful and very entertaining.

Morocco gives better sensations, but it is Croatia the one with two options already at the discount of the first stage. Bond responded with a save on a point-blank shot from Vlasic after the center of cheap. Y Modric he sent a shot from outside the area over the crossbar. That’s how it rested.

provided input Dalic a pasalic in continuation of a Vlasic I have finished playing the first part. The party dynamic hasn’t changed, including Croatia having more possession of the ball and Morocco being sharper. A header with a heel mazroui forced Livakovic to intervene and immediately judge he took under the sticks a shot from Lovren. The game goes back and forth.

mazroui he was injured in the game of his auction and left his position in Attiat-Allal quarter hour in the second period. The riders of judge On the right wing they continued to do a lot of damage to the Croats. The ex-Madridista tries a short free kick but Livakovic He was helpful and cleaned his fists with no problem.

Then came the turn abde, who entered the field of play midway through the second half to try to change some attacking play with his talent. He tried this on several occasions, though he was unsuccessful. Answered Dalic giving entry to livaja to attack. The minutes passed, the intensity continued but the goals did not come.

Croatia It was still closed even though it was still looking for a hole. The Moroccans began to take the tie for good and were no longer igniting themselves so much in attack. The final minutes showed a lackluster European team unable to break past the rival defensive line while North African fans in the stands celebrated an equalizer that at some point could have been something more, but that ended up being very good.

Morocco

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Croatia

Morocco: bonds; Hakimi, Aguerd, Saiss, Mazroui (Attiat-Allal, min.60); Amrabat, Ounahi (Sabiri, min. 81), Amallah; Ziyech, En-Nesyri (Hamdallah, min. 81) and Boufal (Abde, min. 65)

Croatia: Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Guardiol, Sosa; Brozovic, Modric, Kovacic (Majer, min. 79); Vlasic (Pasalic, min. 46), Kramaric (Livaja, min. 71) and Perisic (Orsic, min. 90)

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina). He advises Amrabat (min. 78)

Incidents: Played at Al Bayt Stadium in front of 59,407 spectators.

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