Croatia and Morocco have made several changes to their starting lineups for their World Cup third-place playoff at Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday.
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Both coaches giving opportunities to players benched during the tournament.
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Morocco will be without skipper Romain Saiss who lasted only 21 minutes in the semi-final defeat by France before he was substituted.
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With head coach Walid Regragui saying it was a risk worth taking at the time but not for the playoff.
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Croatia skipper Luka Modric starts in midfield alongside Mateo Kovacic, but Marcelo Brozovic sits out with Lovro Majer coming in.
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A wonderful set-piece goal and Croatia get a much deserved lead.
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Free kick on the left for Croatia, Modric takes it, pops it to Perisic who heads it further into the box where Gvardiol turns it in.
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Jawad El Yamiq slips while trying to clear the ball from the byline, Bounou comes to the ball holding up his hands as if to say, “Keep calm”.
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Hakim Ziyech leads Morocco out with Romain Saiss on the bench. Luka Modrid has the armband for Croatia.
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This marks the first time in this World Cup that two teams are playing each other for a second meeting.
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