Croatia beat Morocco to secure third place at the World Cup as Modric bows out
It was 1-1 after just nine minutes, with just 109 seconds separating Josko Gvardiol’s superb opener from Achraf Dari’s more conventional equaliser. Croatia restored their lead by half-time with Mislav Orsic, the scourge of Spurs in 2021, scoring a wonderful strike just before the break which proved to be the match-winner.
Critics of the third-place event, of which there are plenty, may argue that it is the most pointless fixture in football’s overflowing calendar. A box-ticking exercise rather than a sporting spectacle. Belgium’s 2-0 win over England four years ago was completely unremarkable other than the fact that Phil Jones played. When Andrej Kramaric trudged off the pitch in tears after tweaking a hamstring, it was easier to side with that viewpoint.
However, this clash offered compelling evidence that it is an occasion worth persisting with. Croatia and Morocco do not represent football’s established order. Croatia’s bench roared in delight when the masked wonder Gvardiol opened the scoring in spectacular fashion; Moroccan players indignantly surrounded the referee when Sofiane Boufal was denied an obvious corner.
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