Croatia, a surprising finalist four years ago in Russia, were expected to handle Morocco in its opener up north at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, but found the going difficult against the experienced North Africans, who were making their sixth appearance at the World Cup.tap here to see other videos from our team“In the preview , we had said that we were expecting a tough opponent, and game; a solid opponent that was ready to face us, which is normal,” Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic said.
Ivan Perisic had a long shot off a turnover sail just over the net. Croatia put together its best attacking move towards the end of the first half when the ball was played to Borna Sosa out wide and he sent in a low cross to Nikola Vlasic in front. Vlasic was in tight and all he could do was redirect the ball on goal where Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was able to block.Article content
“It was a difficult game, especially in the first 15 minutes,” Modric said. “We were missed something up front.” Morocco’s game plan was to smoother the midfielder, not allowing him to dictate play the way he did in Russia. It paid off and gave Morocco a very important point with a game against Belgium next on tap.
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