China News Service, Doha, December 17th (Reporter Bian Liqun) On the evening of the 16th local time, at the press conference before the match between Croatia and Morocco for the third place, Croatian coach Dalic said that they hope to win the third place and let their own The country is happy.
He also believes that Morocco will be more difficult to play than when they met in the group stage.
In the early morning of December 14th, Beijing time, in the first semi-final of the Qatar World Cup held at the Lusail Stadium, Croatia 0:3 Argentina and missed the final.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
In this World Cup, Croatia and Morocco are in the same group, and the two sides drew 0-0 in the group stage.
Regarding the rematch in the third place match, Dalic said: "Morocco reminds me of us four years ago. No one expected them to get here. They have great support from the fans. I think they deserve to be there. Here. A very difficult game awaits us, even more difficult than in the group stage, and they have become a confident and dynamic team."
Looking ahead to the game, Dalic said the team will fight for medals.
"Croatia won their first medal in the 1998 World Cup. It was a big event and it meant a lot. Last time we were runners-up, but every World Cup means a lot. We hope to finish third. Make our country happy."
Modrić (blue) of the Croatian team breaks through with the ball.
In the knockout stage, the Croatian team had consecutive overtime matches and penalty shootouts with Japan and Brazil. In the last semi-final, Croatia lost 0:3 to Argentina, and the team's physical problems have begun to show.
Dalic said in this regard, the next game is the team's seventh game, we are already tired and exhausted, as for the injury situation, we will look at the situation of Brozovic, Gwadio, and Uranovic .
At the press conference, some reporters asked whether Modric would participate in the European Cup in 2024. Dalic expressed his hope that he would participate, but he made the decision himself.
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