Croatia clinch FIFA World Cup bronze

Croatia have finished third in the FIFA World Cup after defeating Morocco in the third-place playoff match on Saturday Read Full Article at RT.com

Croatia clinch FIFA World Cup bronze

The Europeans beat Morocco to claim third place in Qatar

Croatia have finished third in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar after defeating Morocco in Saturday’s third-place playoff at the Khalifa International Stadium.

Morocco, already enshrined in the history books as the first African nation to qualify for the semifinals of a World Cup, gave a worthy account throughout. However, the Croatians took their chances to claim the bronze medal, led by the evergreen Luka Modric, who won his 162nd cap in what was almost certainly his final World Cup match.

The country, which has a population of less than four million people, finished second to France four years ago in Moscow, and must now be seen as one of global football’s powerhouses given their impressive consistency across two successive World Cups.