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Croatia claim 'emotional' World Cup third place - CtrlF.XYZ

Croatia claim 'emotional' World Cup third place

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Luka Modric led Croatia to 3rd spot successful what was apt the midfield great’s past quality astatine the World Cup.

The runners-up from 4 years agone secured different medal by beating Morocco 2-1 successful the third-place match.

Mislav Orsic scored the decisive extremity soon earlier halftime astatine Khalifa International Stadium to guarantee Modric finished connected a winning note, if this does crook retired to beryllium his past World Cup match.

At the property of 37, that seems likely, adjacent if determination are hopes helium volition pb his state astatine the 2024 European Championship.

"It is arsenic if we person won the gold," said Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić, whose squad mislaid successful the last 4 years ago.

The time earlier the match, Morocco manager Walid Regragui described it arsenic a "booby prize", but arsenic the last whistle blew connected Morocco's historical tally astatine the World Cup, the disappointment was wide to see.

So too, was the delight connected Croatian faces.

Modric, astatine the property of 37 and a serial victor of soccer's biggest prizes with Real Madrid, could not support the grin from his look arsenic helium went up to cod his bronze medal.

"This medal is precise important for us, for me, for my country, for Croatia arsenic a nationalist team," Modric said.

"We corroborate with this medal that Croatia is playing an important relation successful satellite of football. We are leaving Qatar arsenic winners."

Modric said adjacent if it was his last World Cup match, helium inactive had a small spot of combat near successful him.

"Now it is measurement by measurement by measurement and proceed until slightest the Nations League and aft we volition see," Modric said.

Defender Josko Gvardiol enactment Croatia up successful the seventh infinitesimal with a diving header, but Achraf Dari evened the people successful the ninth.

It is the 2nd clip Croatia has taken 3rd spot astatine the World Cup. The squad besides achieved that feat successful its archetypal quality astatine the tourney arsenic an autarkic federation successful 1998.

"These are the moments we unrecorded for, we enactment for, we bid for," Dalić said. "That's the astir affectional infinitesimal of the World Cup for us, tonight's lucifer and the win."

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