(Qatar World Cup) The last runner-up Croatia and Morocco scored a goalless draw
China News Agency, Doha, November 23rd. On the 23rd local time, the first round of the 2022 World Cup Group F competition began. The last cup runner-up Croatia and the African powerhouse Morocco drew 0:0.
Whether it won the third place 24 years ago or entered the final 4 years ago, the strength of the "Grid Army" who has played the role of "dark horse" many times cannot be underestimated.
In this World Cup cycle, despite the "exchanging blood" of many veterans leaving, Croatia is still full of confidence in this trip to Qatar. The Golden Globe winner of the last cup and the 37-year-old Real Madrid midfielder Modric still sticks to his goal. in the team.
Morocco, which entered the World Cup for the sixth time, also hopes that its performance this time can surpass its performance in Russia four years ago and qualify for the group stage.
After the start of the game, both teams showed a strong willingness to attack. However, both teams obviously lacked finishing ability after entering the opponent's penalty area. The repeated dragging continued until the end of the first half. Croatia finally got an excellent opportunity: Fra Sic shot in from close range on a pass from the wing, but Morocco keeper Bounu made a fine save to keep the goal clean.
In the second half, although the two sides, full of desire for victory, continued to deploy troops, they had no choice but to find more opportunities to score goals, and finally had to shake hands and make peace.
After this battle, Croatia and Morocco each scored 1 point in the first round of the group. This is also the third 0-0 draw in this World Cup so far.
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