Morocco vs Croatia 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
Croatia held to goalless draw by Morocco in World Cup
Croatia, runners-up at the last World Cup, were held to a 0-0 draw by Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday in their opening Group F match.
Match Commentary
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Morocco 0, Croatia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Nikola Vlasic.
- 45': Second Half begins Morocco 0, Croatia 0.
- 60': Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Attiat-Allah replaces Noussair Mazraoui because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Morocco. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Sofiane Boufal.
- 71': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 78': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 81': Substitution, Morocco. Abderrazak Hamdallah replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 82': Substitution, Morocco. Abdelhamid Sabiri replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
- 90': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Morocco 0, Croatia 0.
Game Information
Venue: Al Bayt Stadium
Location: Al Khor, Qatar
Attendance: 59,407
FIFA World Cup Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | Morocco | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| +3 | Croatia | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| -1 | Belgium | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| -5 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Statistics
 CRO |
MAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 64.8 | Possession | 35.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 551 | Accurate Passes | 273 |
| 642 | Passes | 348 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 18 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 10 | Clearances | 20 |
Morocco (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 6 | Romain Saïss |
| 5 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 3 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 4 | Sofyan Amrabat  |
| 15 | Selim Amallah |
| 8 | Azzedine Ounahi |
| 19 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 17 | Sofiane Boufal |
| 7 | Hakim Ziyech |
Croatia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 20 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 19 | Borna Sosa |
| 22 | Josip Juranovic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
| 4 | Ivan Perisic |
| 13 | Nikola Vlasic |
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