It's a game neither side wanted to be involved in before the semifinals, and takes place a day before the showpiece at Qatar 2022.
The third place match at the FIFA World Cup will determine who bags the bronze medals, as Belgium did in 2018 with a 2-0 win over England.
The Khalifa International Stadium, where the penultimate fixture of the tournament will be held, has been the setting for plenty of goals during the finals, averaging four a game across its seven matches so far.
Here's all the information for the third place match, including TV information, kickoff time, betting odds and historical meetings between the two nations involved.
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When is the World Cup third place match?
- Date: Saturday, December 17
- Time: 18:00 (local) / 15:00 (GMT) / 10:00 (ET)
Croatia will face Morocco on Saturday, December 17, with kickoff at 18:00 local time in Qatar. Here's how that translates into time zones across some of the world's major territories.
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Qatar | Sat, Dec. 17 | 18:00 (local) |
| USA | Sat, Dec. 17 | 10:00 ET |
| Canada | Sat, Dec. 17 | 10:00 ET |
| UK | Sat, Dec. 17 | 15:00 GMT |
| Australia | Sun, Dec. 18 | 02:00 AEDT |
| India | Sat, Dec. 17 | 20:30 IST |
| Hong Kong | Sat, Dec. 17 | 23:00 HKT |
| Malaysia | Sat, Dec. 17 | 23:00 MYT |
| Singapore | Sat, Dec. 17 | 23:00 SGT |
| New Zealand | Sun, Dec. 18 | 04:00 NZDT |
Croatia vs Morocco third place match live stream, TV channel
The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup third place match will be played at the Khalifa International Stadium, as a warmup to the final 24 hours later.
Here's how you can watch all the action in some of the major global territories.
| Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Sat, Dec. 17 | 10:00 ET | Fox, Telemundo | fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes site/app, Peacock |
| Canada | Sat, Dec. 17 | 10:00 ET | TSN 1, RDS (French) | TSN site/app, RDS app |
| UK | Sat, Dec. 17 | 15:00 GMT | BBC One | BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website |
| Australia | Sun, Dec. 18 | 02:00 AEDT | SBS | SBS On Demand |
| India | Sat, Dec. 17 | 20:30 IST | Sports 18, MTV HD (Hindi) | JioTV |
| Hong Kong | Sat, Dec. 17 | 23:00 HKT | Now TV (Ch. 616, 618) | Now TV |
| Malaysia | Sat, Dec. 17 | 23:00 MYT | RTM TV2, Astro FIFA World Cup 1 | Astro GO, RTMKlik |
| Singapore | Sat, Dec. 17 | 23:00 SGT | StarHub TV FIFA World Cup, Singtel FIFA World Cup 141 | Singtel TV GO, CAST, StarHub TV+, MeWatch |
| New Zealand | Sun, Dec. 18 | 04:00 NZDT | Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports | Sky Go, Sky Sport NOW |
Croatia vs Morocco history
These two sides have met just twice before, and one of those was only a matter of weeks ago.
Forward Goran Vlaovic scored twice in two minutes to give Croatia a 2-0 lead when these teams first played each other back in 1996, meeting in the semifinal of the Hassan II Trophy in Casablanca.
After Morocco then scored in both halves to make it 2-2, Croatia showed the penalty prowess they have become renowned for to win 7-6 in a shootout.
Qatar 2022: Croatia 0-0 Morocco
The goalkeepers were the stars as Croatia and Morocco demonstrated the resilience that would take them to the latter stages of the finals when they clashed in their opening group-stage game in Qatar.
Dominik Livakovic denied Noussair Mazraoui and Achraf Hakimi after Yassine Bounou had kept Nikola Vlasic's effort out. Ivan Perisic and Luka Modric also went close for Croatia.
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Croatia vs Morocco third place match betting odds
Odds via BetMGM (USA), Sports Interaction (Canada), SkyBet (UK), and Ladbrokes (Australia).
| BetMGM | Sports Interaction | SkyBet | Ladbrokes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia win | +138 | 2.22 | 13/10 | 13/10 |
| Draw | +240 | 3.32 | 5/2 | 12/5 |
| Morocco win | +195 | 3.02 | 2/1 | 2/1 |
| Both teams to score Y / N | -145 / +105 | 1.60 / 2.06 | 4/6, 11/10 | 8/13, 23/20 |
| Over / Under 2.5 goals | -120 / -115 | 1.81 / 1.93 | 5/6, 5/6 | 4/5, 19/20 |
| Croatia -0.5 | +125 | 2.29 | — | — |
| Morocco +0.5 | -185 | 1.61 | — | — |
| Croatia advance | -145 | 1.68 | 4/6 | 4/6 |
| Morocco advance | +105 | 2.06 | 11/10 | 21/20 |
