Sunday , 16 August 2026

Croatia vs Morocco, Worldcup 2022 BRONZE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Croatia
2 – 1
Full Time
Morocco
Sat 17 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Khalifa International Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 69' Azzedine Ounahi
Y 84' Selim Amallah

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Morocco — Worldcup at Khalifa International Stadium.

  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Morocco 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Raphael Claus
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Julio Bascunan
  • Referee Abdelrahman Al Jassim
  • Referee Taleb Salem Al Marri
  • Referee Saoud Al Maqaleh (Qatar)
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Croatia 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Morocco
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-17 Croatia 2–1 Morocco 2022-11-23 Morocco 0–0 Croatia

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Morocco H 2–1 W
13 Dec Argentina A 0–3 L
09 Dec Brazil H 5–3 W
05 Dec Japan A 4–2 W
01 Dec Belgium H 0–0 D
27 Nov Canada H 4–1 W
Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Croatia A 1–2 L
14 Dec France A 0–2 L
10 Dec Portugal H 1–0 W
06 Dec Spain H 3–0 W
01 Dec Canada A 2–1 W
27 Nov Belgium A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Croatia Morocco
#46 Position #10
6 Points 7
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
5 Scored 6
5 Conceded 3
+0 GD +3
2.00 PPG 2.33
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season

Croatia are 46th (6 pts). Morocco are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Khalifa International Stadium. Croatia are looking to make home advantage count against Morocco.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 7' Magnificent from Josko Gvardiol! That is 22 goals in 189 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 9' Achraf Dari is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 14' Morocco fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 19' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Croatia and Morocco are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jawad El Yamiq made 418 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at Khalifa International Stadium. Morocco seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' A stunning finish from Mislav Orsic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' The Morocco manager makes a substitution. Abdelhamid Sabiri departs to be replaced by Ilias Chair.
  • 51' Anass Zaroury is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Morocco tonight.
  • 56' The whistle greets Bilal El Khannous as he departs to be replaced by Azzedine Ounahi.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Croatia — Nikola Vlasic on, Andrej Kramaric off on 61 minutes.
  • 62' Croatia make a change. Andrej Kramaric trudges off to be replaced by Nikola Vlasic on 62 minutes.
  • 64' Anass Zaroury is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sofiane Boufal at the 64 minute mark.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Croatia. Marko Livaja is replaced by Mario Pasalic.
  • 68' The whistle greets Jawad El Yamiq as he departs to be replaced by Selim Amallah.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Azzedine Ounahi on 69.
  • 74' Croatia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Morocco's shape.
  • 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 84' Selim Amallah picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Kristijan Jakic is replacing Mislav Orsic for the Croatia side.
  • The points are shared — Croatia 2-1 Morocco. Honours even.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walid Regragui

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Morocco xG
I would bet for: Croatia or Morocco 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Croatia42% Draw25% Morocco33%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
67%
Draw or Morocco
58%
Croatia or Morocco
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Croatia28% Draw44% Morocco28%
Actual: Croatia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
0 – 0
6.3%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push Morocco covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Morocco keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.