Croatia 2 Morocco 1: Orsic screamer seals 3rd place for Croats in entertaining World Cup play-off

CROATIA bounced back from their semi-final defeat to Argentina by squeezing past Morocco to secure 3rd place at the World Cup.

Star man Josko Gvardiol headed home the opener after only seven minutes with just his second ever international goal.

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Josko Gvardiol broke the deadlock with a diving header[/caption]

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Achraf Dari equalised for Morocco less than two minutes later[/caption]

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Mislav Orsic’s stunner won the game for Croatia just before half-tine[/caption]

But the African team weren’t behind for long as Achraf Dari equalised almost immediately.

Croatia, who reached the final in 2018, weren’t to be denied though as they won the game just before the break.

Mislav Orsic, making his first start of the tournament, curled a delicious first-time effort into the top corner and it ended up being the winner.