As night falls, the third place match of the World Cup is about to be played between Croatia and Morocco. Although both teams are known for their solid defense in this tournament, in this symbolic honor of the third-place match, the psychological pressure of both sides has disappeared, and they can devote themselves to this happy soccer feast, which is expected to be a wide-open offensive competition. Looking back at the past 11 World Cup third place matches, the total number of goals scored reached 3 or more in as many as 10 times, this time may continue to be optimistic about the median of 2.5 goals scored.
Croatia's average age of the starting lineup in this tournament is on the older side, with leader Modi Li being over 37 years old. Therefore, on the road to promotion, Croatia tends to take a more conservative tactics to preserve physical strength. When it comes to the third-place game, it is expected that coach Dali will make substantial adjustments to the lineup, allowing more young players to take the field, which will not only enhance the overall vitality of the team, but also allow them to fully feel the passion of the World Cup. These young players will surely give their best in order to fight for a place in the team, aiming to contribute goals in the game and pave the way for their future.
Although Morocco's "African Kiwis" have scored only 5 goals in this tournament, their style of play is not conservative, often starting from the midfield to put pressure on the opponent, and quickly launch counterattacks, showing strong aggression. However, they are a bit short of goal-scoring power, and have missed a lot of good chances to score goals. Nevertheless, the team has successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, and the players are under relatively less psychological pressure and are expected to improve their shooting performance in tonight's match. Among them, the striker Annesley, who plays for Xavier, has excellent shooting skills and header ability. He has scored two goals in this tournament, and Morocco is expected to break the Croatian defense through him, and the two sides may be able to join hands to offer a feast of goals for the perfect end of this World Cup.
