It's hard to cheer yourself up for the consolation prize of third after having your World Cup dream dashed. Croatia and Morocco are facing each other at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha today with broken hearts because of that tough love.
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Many people think that most of the teams do not want to play the third place match of the World Cup. But this concept is not necessary for Morocco. Every match is their chance to reach new heights. As the first country in Africa and the Arab world to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, the Lions of Atlas have already painted the pages of history.
Morocco have a chance to become the first African and Arab nation to finish third in the World Cup after losing 2-0 to France in the semi-finals. It will also be a huge achievement for Mohammad, a supporter of the team, 'Achieving third place will be like winning the world for us. Because we have already achieved the unimaginable. We are proud of what the players have done for the country.
The people of the country have already got the status of a hero, if they win today, Hakimi and Jeeshra will be able to raise the flag of Africa one step higher on the World Cup stage. Moroccan coach Waleed Regragui wants to give those who have warmed the bench for a long time today, "Mentally it will be difficult. Those who did not get a chance to play, now I will give them a chance. We will try to be third with everything.
Last season's runners-up Croatia may not have history in front of them, but they also have something to gain. Croatia's golden generation of stars like Luka Modric, Ivan Perisic and Marcelo Brzovic will end their World Cup chapter today. A 3-0 loss to Argentina in the semi-final made them cry. Croat supporters wanted, Modric's World Cup career ended with victory. If he gets a goal, Perisic will surpass the legendary Davor Suker (6) to become Croatia's single highest goalscorer in the World Cup. Suker's Croatia finished third in the 1998 World Cup after beating the Netherlands 2-1.
Morocco started the World Cup in Qatar with a goalless draw with Croatia in the same group. Coincidentally, they are also meeting in their last match of the tournament.
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