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Match 63
Croatia v Morocco
Croatia finally looked to tire against a rampant Argentina in their semi-final encounter - Lionel Messi ran circles around one of the tournament's best defenders in Josko Gvardiol. After playing through extra time and penalties in their previous two outings, you might forgive Croatia for hitting the wall, but the defeat may have more to do with Argentina's Lionel Scaloni setting up with a midfield diamond to combat Croatia's impressive trio of Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, and Marcelo Brozovic.
Against Morocco, Croatia will need to free up their midfield so they can exert control on the game, which will take pressure off their backline and allow their fullbacks to advance and add an attacking threat. Ivan Perisic had a quiet game against Argentina and Croatia's attacking threat reflected his performance - he'll need to be on song if he hopes to bypass Morocco's Achraf Hakimi and cause problems in the final third.
Morocco stumbled against France and after conceding only one goal all tournament they went behind in the first five minutes. This proved too much to overcome although they put in huge effort, creating numerous chances but lacking the finished product. Romain Saiss had to be substituted early due to an ongoing injury sustained earlier in the tournament and will likely not play against Croatia - his replacement Selim Amallah has proven an able deputy and will need to have his wits about him to combat Croatia's Andrej Kramaric and Bruno Petkovic.
Achraf Hakimi, Hakim Ziyech, and Azzedine Ounahi combined impressively down France's left side to advance into the box and set up crossing opportunities, which may be a tactic they re-deploy against Croatia if they deem Borna Sosa to be vulnerable. Ultimately, Morocco will need to find goals if they hope to avoid extra time and penalties - Hakim Ziyech is no stranger to scoring but Youssef En-Nesyri is the man they need to get firing.
When they met in the Group Stage the match ended 0-0, highlighting that this game will be won by whichever side gels in attack rather than defensive solidity.
