The runners-up from four years ago secured another medal by beating Morocco 2-1 in the third-place match on Saturday.
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Josko Gvardiol put Croatia ahead in the seventh minute, but Achraf Dari evened the score in the ninth..It is the second time Croatia has taken third place. The team also achieved that feat in its first World Cup as an independent nation 1998. The World Cup final between defending champion France and Argentina is scheduled for Sunday at Lusail Stadium.
That was underlined by a host of players needing to be substituted because of injury in the second half as Morocco pushed for an equalizer.The teams had already played out 0-0 draw in the group stage and had made to the semifinals on the back of tough defences, with a combined six shutouts. Goals weren’t a problem this time.
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