Chinanews.com, December 17th. On the evening of the 17th Beijing time, the Qatar World Cup third place match will start between Croatia and Morocco.
The starting lineups of the two teams have been announced, Modric led the game, and the Moroccan team Seth, Mazraoui, Agold and others did not start.
As a midfield master, Modric may usher in his last dance in the World Cup.
Four years ago, Modric led his team to the World Cup finals, creating the best result in team history, and at the same time he personally won the Golden Globe Award.
Croatian coach Dalic and the team's main player Kovacic both said before the game that Croatia won the third place in the World Cup in 1998, which is very important to their country.
They were runners-up at the World Cup four years ago and now the team will be hoping to go home with another medal.
In the history of the World Cup, except for European and South American teams, only three teams have entered the top four.
The Moroccan team that reached the semi-finals has made African football history.
If they can beat Croatia to win the third place, they will create a new peak in African football.
In terms of the Moroccan team's lineup, the main players such as Seth, Mazraoui, and Agold who were injured before did not start today.
Coach Reggage said before the game that the team will try their best to win the third place, and he is looking forward to a wonderful confrontation.
Morocco starting lineup:
1-Bunu, 2-Ashraf, 20-Dari, 18-Eryamic, 25-Yahia Allah, 4-Amrabat, 23-Hanus, 7-Ziyekh , 11-Sabiri, 19-En Nesri, 17-Bowfal
Croatia starting lineup:
1-Livakovic, 20-Gwadiol, 24-Joseph Shutalo, 2-Stanisic, 4-Perisic, 7-Mayer, 8-Kovac Odd, 14-Livaya, 18-Orsic, 10-Modric, 9-Klamari