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Croatia and Morocco will battle it out for the bronze medal of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the third-place play-offs on Saturday at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Having reached the finals in Russia four years ago, the Vatreni were looking to make back-to-back appearances in the showpiece clash, but a 3-0 loss to Argentina ended their run.
Zlatko Dalic's side reached the knockout stages after holding Belgium in their final group fixture before seeing off Japan and Brazil on penalties in the round of 16 and the quarter-finals respectively.
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Morocco, meanwhile, scripted history by becoming the first African team and the first Arab team to reach the World Cup semi-finals, where their fairytale run was halted by France.
The defending champions prevailed 2-0 but the Atlas Lions could still be proud of themselves, having topped their group ahead of Croatia and Belgium while dumping out Spain and Portugal in the knockout stages.
Walid Regragui's side have a chance to pull off yet another scalp on Saturday by finishing in third place ahead of Luka Modric and co.
Croatia vs Morocco Head-To-Head Stats
Croatia and Morocco have clashed only twice in history, including their encounter in the group stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The game ended in a goalless stalemate, with both teams mustering two shots on target, although Croatia enjoyed more possession (65%-35%).
Prior to the tournament, the two nations had met just once - in December 1996 for the Hassan II Trophy, where they played out a 2-2 draw.
Croatia Form Guide: L-D-D-D-W
Morocco Form Guide: L-W-D-W-W
Croatia vs Morocco: Numbers you need to know before their 2022 FIFA World Cup encounter
This will be Croatia and Morocco's second meeting at a major tournament, both coming in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Croatia and Morocco have played out draws in both of their previous meetings.
Croatia have played in the World Cup third-place playoff just once before - in 1998 when they beat the Netherlands to win the bronze medal.
Morocco have already made history by becoming the first African team and the first Arab team to reach the World Cup semi-finals, and could become the first nation in both regards to win a bronze medal too.
The Atlas Lions have conceded only two goals to rival players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, both coming against France in their 2-0 loss. The goal they conceded in the group stage resulted from an own goal.
