Croatia defeats Morocco 2-1 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup third-place match

On Saturday, the Croatian national soccer team defeated Morocco, 2-1, to finish third in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The game began with a raucous back-and-forth. Croatia would get on the board early, with Joško Gvardiol bouncing a header into the net just seven minutes into the game to give the Croatians a 1-0 lead. However, feisty Morocco would not be held off the board for long, as Achraf Dari would tie the game just two minutes later with a header of his own.