The first round of Group F of the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be held at the Gulf Stadium. Morocco, the North African eagle, ushered in the opportunity to compete with World Cup runner-up Croatia in Qatar. The two teams did not do too much testing, and at the beginning of the game, they used fast-paced play to figure out the opponent’s tactical thinking. Croatia won an offensive opportunity in the sixth minute of the game. Kramaric aimed at Morocco’s slack start and seized the opportunity to make a header that went slightly wide and did not result in an adequate offensive opportunity. In the 13th minute of the game, after Morocco continued to pose offensive threats in the penalty area, the ball was quickly transferred to Morocco right back Ashraf. Ashraf quickly hit the goal in the penalty area and was confiscated by Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic.
Just a minute later, Modric took the ball into the Moroccan penalty area, quickly picked it, and gave it to Flavić in advance. Flavia didn’t grab a point, and Morocco quickly cleared the siege and failed to pose an offensive threat. In the 16th minute of the game, Morocco made a mistake in passing the ball in the backcourt. Perisic got the ball and gave a long shot with his left foot. The ball was slightly higher than the net and failed to pose an effective offensive threat. In the 17th minute of the game, Ziyech passed the ball obliquely from the right to En Nasri, who was ambushed in the penalty area, and the header was slightly wide of Morocco and missed the opportunity. In the 19th minute of the game, Croatia and Morocco fought fiercely for the ball, and Modric stepped on Ashraf in desperation. Ten minutes later, Croatian midfielders Modric and Brozovic shoveled to prevent Morocco from attacking quickly.
In the 36th minute of the game, Croatia put pressure on the midfield. After Morocco made many mistakes, the ball was transferred to Kovacic’s feet. But there was no contact point in the penalty area, and Croatia missed an excellent scoring opportunity. In the 40th minute of the game, Flavic fell to the ground and couldn’t get up. The team doctor came in to deal with the muscle strain, and the game was terminated again. Croatia threw the ball vigorously in the 46th minute of the game, and the two sides in the penalty area were confused. Modric grabbed the ball and quickly hit the goal with a long shot. The shot was higher than the ball frame and failed to pose an effective threat. In the 46th minute of the game, Croatia felt weak in the frontcourt and replaced Vlasic with Pasalic.
In the 51st minute of the game, Mazraoui quickly shook his head to complete the attack when the shooting space was extremely narrow. Still, unfortunately, it was resolved promptly by Croatia again. Croatia got an excellent corner kick in the 52nd minute of the game. Bunu fell to the ground after the first save. Lovren saw that the ball was not entirely out of bounds and quickly shot. Bunu got up and made a quick save. In the 59th minute of the game, Mazraoui fell to the ground again due to injury and signaled the team doctor to enter the field for treatment. The Bayern full-back originally planned to stay on the line of fire with minor injuries. Still, unexpectedly his body was difficult to maintain, and he finally decided to leave the field. It is worth mentioning that this is the second injured defender in the Bayern team in this World Cup.
In the 61st minute of the game, Morocco’s fast horse from the left started quickly. The team outflanked and ran into the third offensive area. Livakovic blocked Ashraf’s light pass. In the 64th minute of the game, Morocco got a free kick in the frontcourt. Ashraf hit the goal vigorously. Livakovic could only throw the ball from the left side in front of him in desperation. Morocco got a corner kick.
In the 70th minute of the game, Croatia got a chance to set the ball in the front court on the right. Modric drew an arc on the court and pointed directly at the Moroccan goal. In the 79th minute of the game, Modric again got a free kick from the right, and Gwadiol jumped up and missed the ball. After the match, the two sides shook hands and made a 0-0 draw.