Croatia 2–1 Morocco: 2022 World Cup match
2–1Full time
Match in one glance
CroatiaMoroccoGoalCard
Croatia
Morocco
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
CroatiaMorocco
50.4%Possession sequences49.6%
12Shots9
4On target2
0.85Expected goals (xG)0.99
528Passes512
83.1%Pass accuracy84.2%
13Corners6
14Fouls15
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1YEYoussef En-NesyriMorocco · 0 goals0.45xG
- 2ADAchraf DariMorocco · 1 goals0.42xG
- 3
Mateo KovačićCroatia · 0 goals0.24xG - 4MOMislav OršićCroatia · 1 goals0.19xG
- 5AKAndrej KramarićCroatia · 0 goals0.13xG
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Play-off for third place
- Stage
- Third place
- Date
- 2022-12-17
- Venue
- Khalifa International Stadium, Ar-Rayyan
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Croatia / MoroccoCroatia
Joško Gvardiol7′
Mislav Oršić42′
Morocco
Achraf Dari9′
Complete match timeline
CroatiaMoroccoGoalCardSubstitution
Croatia
Morocco
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 1J. Gvardiol 7′ · A. Dari 9′ · M. Oršić 42′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 0No goals in this period
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Croatia
4-2-3-1DL
1Dominik LivakovićAK
9Andrej KramarićLM
7Lovro MajerMO
18Mislav OršićML
14Marko LivajaListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 13NVNikola Vlašić61′
- 15MPMario Pašalić66′
- 16BPBruno Petković66′
- 26KJKristijan Jakić90′+5′
Match contributions
- Mislav Oršić⚽ 1
- Joško Gvardiol⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DLDominik LivakovićGoalkeeper
- 2JSJosip StanišićRight-back
- 4IPIvan PerišićLeft-back
- 7LMLovro MajerRight winger
- 8Mateo KovačićCentral midfielder
- 9AKAndrej KramarićAttacking midfielder
- 10
Luka ModrićCentral midfielder - 14MLMarko LivajaCentre-forward
- 18MOMislav OršićLeft winger
- 20
Joško GvardiolCentre-back - 24JŠJosip ŠutaloCentre-back
Morocco
4-3-3SA
4Sofyan AmrabatBE
23Bilal El KhannousAS
11Abdelhamid SabiriHZ
7Hakim ZiyechSB
17Sofiane BoufalYE
19Youssef En-NesyriListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 8AOAzzedine Ounahi56′
- 10AZAnass Zaroury64′
- 13ICIlias Chair46′
- 15SASelim Amallah66′
- 24BBBadr Benoun64′
Match contributions
- Achraf Dari⚽ 1
- Azzedine Ounahi▰ 69′
- Selim Amallah▰ 84′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1
Yassine BounouGoalkeeper - 2
Achraf HakimiRight-back - 4SASofyan AmrabatDefensive midfielder
- 7HZHakim ZiyechRF
- 11ASAbdelhamid SabiriCentral midfielder
- 17SBSofiane BoufalLF
- 18JEJawad El YamiqCentre-back
- 19YEYoussef En-NesyriCentre-forward
- 20ADAchraf DariCentre-back
- 23BEBilal El KhannousCentral midfielder
- 25YAYahia Attiyat AllahLeft-back
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Croatia
Morocco
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Croatia
13%5%3%20%15%11%10%15%7%
Morocco
8%4%9%15%10%15%12%17%9%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeAbdulrahman Ibrahim Al Jassim
Team comparison
CroatiaMorocco
50.4%Possession sequences49.6%
12Shots9
4On target2
0.85Expected goals (xG)0.99
528Passes512
83.1%Pass accuracy84.2%
13Corners6
14Fouls15
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
0.85Croatia0.99Morocco
0.85Total xG0.99
0.85Non-penalty xG0.99
0.07xG per shot0.11
4Shots on target2
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Croatia2 goals · 12 shots · 0.85 xG
Morocco1 goal · 9 shots · 0.99 xG
Passing network
Croatia
Morocco
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Croatia
13%5%3%20%15%11%10%15%7%
Morocco
8%4%9%15%10%15%12%17%9%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
2Goals1
12Shots9
4On target2
10Dribble attempts13
Passing
528Pass attempts512
439Completed passes431
83.1%Pass accuracy84.2%
13Corners6
Defending
26Duels25
8Interceptions16
113Pressures144
14Fouls15
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsYE
Youssef En-NesyriMorocco0Goals0Assists0.45xG
AD
Achraf DariMorocco1Goals0Assists0.42xG
MO
Mislav OršićCroatia1Goals0Assists0.19xG
AK
Andrej KramarićCroatia0Goals0Assists0.13xG
Croatia
4-2-3-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mateo KovačićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.24 |
MO Mislav OršićStarter | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.19 |
AK Andrej KramarićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Joško GvardiolStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 |
| Luka ModrićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
JS Josip StanišićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
NV Nikola VlašićSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
ML Marko LivajaStarter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 |
JŠ Josip ŠutaloStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
IP Ivan PerišićStarter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
DL Dominik LivakovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
LM Lovro MajerStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Morocco
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YE Youssef En-NesyriStarter | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.45 |
AD Achraf DariStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.42 |
SB Sofiane BoufalStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 |
HZ Hakim ZiyechStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Achraf HakimiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
SA Sofyan AmrabatStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
YA Yahia Attiyat AllahStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Yassine BounouStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
JE Jawad El YamiqStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AO Azzedine OunahiSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
BE Bilal El KhannousStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
BB Badr BanounSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Play-off for third place
- Stage
- Third place
- Date
- 2022-12-17
- Venue
- Khalifa International Stadium, Ar-Rayyan
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Croatia / MoroccoCroatia
Joško Gvardiol7′
Mislav Oršić42′
Morocco
Achraf Dari9′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.