Morocco and Croatia will be commencing their FIFA World Cup 2022 journeys at Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday.
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Morocco will be beginning their FIFA World Cup 2022 journey with an encounter against European giants, Croatia. This will be the openingT game of group F which is one of the most keenly anticipated and exciting groups in the tournament. Morocco will be looking to perform significantly better than their 2018 outing where they managed to earn only a single point. Croatia, on the other hand, will certainly draw a lot of eyes as they look to repeat their last time’s heroics.
| Morocco vs Croatia | Score |
| Date | 23 November, 2022 |
| Venue | Al Bayt Stadium |
| Kickoff time India | 3:30 pm IST |
| Kickoff time Morocco | 11:00 am WEST |
| Kickoff time Croatia | 11:00 am CET |
| Referee | Fernando Rapallini |
Morocco will be greatly content with their form in recent matches. They have managed four victories along with a draw and defeat in their last six matches. This will be only their second World Cup finals appearance since the turn of the century. Morocco have underperformed in recent tournaments, including the African Cup of Nations but head into the World Cup on a five match unbeaten run.
Croatia have been tremendous in recent times. In their last six outings, they have earned five victories along with a draw. The nation was handed a big boost in September as they earned qualification to the UEFA Nations League finals. Last World Cup was all about Croatia as they completed a dream run to the final. They certainly still have the ability to pull out some surprises and fascinate the world.
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is a major doubt for Morocco due to a thigh injury. Apart from him, there are no fitness or injury issues for either of the two countries.
Morocco possible line-up: Bounou, Hakimi, Saiss, Aguerd, Mazraoui, Ounahi, Amallah, Amrabat, Ziyech, En-Nesyri, Boufal
Croatia possible line-up: Livakovic, Stanisic, Sutalo, Gvardiol, Sosa, Kovacic, Brozovic, Modric, Pasalic, Kramaric, Perisic
Morocco
| Opponents | Score |
| Georgia | 3-0 (W) |
| Paraguay | 0-0 |
| Chile | 2-0 (W) |
| Liberia | 0-2 (W) |
| South Africa | 2-1 (W) |
Croatia
| Opponents | Score |
| Saudi Arabia | 0-1 (W) |
| Austria | 1-3 (W) |
| Denmark | 2-1 (W) |
| France | 0-1 (W) |
| Denmark | 0-1 (W) |
The FIFA World Cup match between Morocco and Croatia will take place at Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday at 3:30 pm IST.
The FIFA World Cup in Qatar can be seen on Sports18 – 1 SD & HD – in India. Sports 18 will be telecasting the games on the regular and HD Channels. Besides, Viacom18 Sports announced that JioCinema will live-stream all the World Cup games. Besides, the match can be seen on beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 2 Arabia and beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia; and Das Erste, CT Sport and TV Slovenija 2 in Croatia.
