TVR 1 is set to host the FIFA World Cup Qatar Minor Finals between Croatia and Morocco on Saturday 17 December at 17:00 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.

Croatia and Morocco meet for the second time at the 2022 World Cup, now in the minor final, after a 0-0 draw in their first group stage match.

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Croatia were underwhelming in Group F, where they finished 2nd after two white-washed draws with Morocco and Belgium, as well as a 4-1 stoppage-time win, their only one so far at this finals tournament, against Canada.

In the elimination round, the national team coached by Zlatko Dalic reached the top eight against Japan, on penalty kicks, after the score was 1-1 at the end of regular time, respectively at the end of extra time, and in the “quarters” against Brazil, also on penalty kicks (0- 0 after 90 minutes and 1-1 after 120 minutes).

In the semi-finals, Croatia convincingly lost to Argentina with a score of 0-3, so that after one win, four draws and one loss, they will play for 3rd place, finishing once again on the last step of the podium (1998). ) and once in 2nd place (2018).

“For us, this match is an important final and a fight for a medal. We have a lot of respect for the Moroccan national team, which has achieved a lot in this tournament and is a real surprise. Morocco are like us four years ago, no one expected them to go this far,” said Croatian coach Zlatko Dalic.

Morocco remain the big opener of the Gulf competition and surprised the football world after winning Group F with two wins, 2-0 over Belgium and 2-1 over Canada, and a 0-0 draw with Croatia.

The Atlas Lions then eliminated Spain in the Round of 16 with penalty kicks (0-0 after 90 minutes and 120 minutes respectively) to see off Portugal in the quarter-finals 1-0.

The national team, coached by Walid Regrahi, lost their semi-final match against France 0-2 and remains the first African team to reach the quarter-finals at the World Cup.

“The most important thing is that we created a good image, we showed the world that Moroccan football exists, that we have good fans. To reach a very, very high level, to win the World Cup, we still have work to do, but we are not very far yet,” said Moroccan coach Walid Regraghi.

Superbet offers odds of 2.40 on prediction 1: Croatia to win against Morocco.

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