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Following the historic bronze medal in the first FIFA World Cup appearance in France '98, and the magnificent silver medal from Russia '18, the Vatreni have amazed the world with another medal, the bronze from Qatar '22, that also tastes like gold.
In the third place play-off, Croatia overcame Morocco, the same opponent from the first match in this year's group stage.
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With merely seven minutes gone, Croatia took the lead from a set-piece, as Perišić provided the assist to Gvardiol, who headed the ball tome (1:0).
However, the Moroccans immediately found the equalizer, also from a set-piece, as Dari's header did the damage. Despite this, Zlatko Dalić's men continued to perform well, and were rewarded on 42 minutes.
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It was when Livaja found Oršić, who fantastically struck the ball to restore Croatia's lead.
In the second half, both teams had promising opportunities, with Livaković recording another outstanding save, and it was a tense encounter until the very end. Still, Croatia stood its ground and the time came to collect the medals!
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