Saturday , 14 November 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)
15 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game 🟥 4 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 Curacao 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Croatia and Morocco is underway.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anass Zaroury is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Morocco.
  • 7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josko Gvardiol makes it 1-0.
  • 9' Achraf Dari is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 14' Yahia Attiyat Allah has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 17 appearances.
  • 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dominik Livakovic, as he is very good at scoring at Khalifa International Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' Morocco seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Croatia and Morocco are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' Mislav Orsic adds to his 0 season tally! Croatia lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Morocco. Abdelhamid Sabiri is replaced by Ilias Chair.
  • 51' Yassine Bounou has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' The Morocco manager makes a substitution. Bilal El Khannous departs to be replaced by Azzedine Ounahi.
  • 61' Another change for Croatia made on 61 minute. Andrej Kramaric leaves to be changed by Nikola Vlasic.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Andrej Kramaric as he leaves the pitch. Nikola Vlasic steps in for Croatia.
  • 64' Morocco ring the changes. Sofiane Boufal has done his job and it is now time for Anass Zaroury to step up.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Croatia! Mario Pasalic comes on to replace Marko Livaja.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Selim Amallah. He replaces Jawad El Yamiq on 68 minute.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Azzedine Ounahi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Selim Amallah.
  • 89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Kristijan Jakic gets the nod from Croatia. He replaces Mislav Orsic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Croatia celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.