Morocco vs Croatia Match Analysis & Prediction
23/11/2022 12:00 am
When Morocco and Croatia meet in a Group F fixture on Wednesday, it will start the daily schedule for the national teams at the 2022 World Cup. Belgium and Canada will meet nine hours later at the Al Bayt Stadium.
Morocco and Croatia meet in Group F of the 2022 World Cup as two nations with disappointing recent records at major tournaments.
Morocco qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but failed to advance from its group, suffering only a single defeat. Since then, however, it has underperformed at the Africa Cup of Nations, reaching the last 16 in 2019 and the quarter-finals in 2021. It enters this competit
ion on a five-match unbeaten streak and will be looking to build on this momentum against Croatia, which failed to qualify for both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups after being defeated by Iceland in playoffs both times.
Croatia is playing in their first World Cup fixture since their agonizing defeat in the 2018 final against France. They went down 4-2, but recent results suggest that Zlatko Dalic’s side is getting back to their best after losing in the last 16 at Euro 2020.
The Balkan’s side recently won four successive UEFA Nations League fixtures, including a 3-1 away victory over Austria in their most recent competitive match.
Since losing 5-3 against Spain in the quarter-finals at Euro 2020, Croatia has lost just once in 16 games.
Morocco vs. Croatia Head to head
Both sides are yet to play against each other and this marks their first encounter in this competition.
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Morocco Team News
Regragui is expected to keep much of the team that impressed in a 3-0 win over Georgia, but changes are likely with Sofyan Amrabat returning in midfield. Noussair Mazraoui will deputise at left back, with Achraf Hakimi assured of a starting place on the opposite flank, and Regragui will retain his star names throughout.
Morocco's Last 5 Matches
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17/11/2022Morocco3Georgia0International Friendlies
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27/09/2022Paraguay0Morocco0International Friendlies
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23/09/2022Morocco2Chile0International Friendlies
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23/08/2022Jamaica0Morocco3AFCON
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13/06/2022Liberia0Morocco2AFCON
Croatia Team News
Meanwhile, Dalic is expected to field most of the Croatia team, which began their success over Austria in September, with Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic featuring in midfield as expected. Josip Stanisic is likely to start at right-back; Dalic’s biggest decision appears to be who to start in attack out of Bruno Petkovic and Nikola Kramaric.
Croatia's Last 5 Matches
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16/11/2022Saudi Arabia0Croatia1International Friendlies
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25/09/2022Austria1Croatia3Nations League
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22/09/2022Croatia2Denmark1Nations League
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13/06/2022France0Croatia1Nations League
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10/06/2022Denmark0Croatia1Nations League
Morocco vs. Croatia: Odds and Predictions
Main Prediction
Away Win: Yes
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