Croatia are nowa regular challenger in the World Cup to traditional contenders such as Brazil, Italy , Germany, France or Argentina . After their best participation ever, by reaching the final in 2018, Zlatko Dalic’s team found themselves againat Qatar with a real shot at the title.
In 1998, Croatiahad their breakthrough performance getting a third-place withDavor Sukeras their star and the top-scorer of the tournament with six goals. Now, in Qatar 2022, they have a chance to reach the podium and claim a medal again with a victory against Morocco.
Croatia survived Group F in the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Belgium, Canada and Morocco . Then, as runner-up, they had to face Japan and eliminated the Asian team in the Round of 16 aftera thrilling penalty shootout. In the quarterfinals they shocked Brazil , but fell in the semifinals with Argentina . In that run, Dejan Lovren was a key piece for Zlatko Dalic, but he won’t start in the match for the third place.
Why is Dejan Lovrennot starting against Morocco
Dejan Lovren is the thridplayer with the most games for Croatia in World Cup history just behind Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic.However, in a tactical decision by coach Zlatko Dalic, the defender goes to the bench for the third place match against Morocco. Josip Sutalo gets the call alongside Josko Gvardiol.
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