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Nikola Vlasic's toe-poked effort was the closest either broadside came to breaking the deadlockCroatia, runners-up 4 years ago, started their World Cup run with a goalless gully against a well-drilled Morocco astatine Al Bayt Stadium.
Only 4 players from their last decision by France successful 2018 started this crippled and they lacked an attacking spark throughout, but came closest done Nikola Vlasic's toe-poked effort.
Morocco were impressive, but failed to make clear-cut opportunities.
Belgium play Canada successful the different Group F crippled astatine 19:00 GMT connected Wednesday.
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Morocco
Squad number1Player nameBono
Squad number2Player nameHakimi
Squad number5Player nameAguerd
Squad number6Player nameSaïss- Squad number3Player nameMazraoui
- Squad number8Player nameOunahi
Squad number4Player nameS Amrabat- Squad number15Player nameAmallah
Squad number7Player nameZiyech
Squad number19Player nameEn-Nesyri- Squad number17Player nameBoufal
- Squad number9Player nameHamdallah
- Squad number11Player nameSabiri
- Squad number16Player nameEzzalzouli
- Squad number25Player nameAttiat-Allah
Croatia
Squad number1Player nameLivakovic
Squad number22Player nameJuranovic
Squad number6Player nameLovren- Squad number20Player nameGvardiol
- Squad number19Player nameSosa
Squad number10Player nameModric
Squad number11Player nameBrozovic
Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Squad number13Player nameVlasic
Squad number9Player nameKramaric
Squad number4Player namePerisic
- Squad number7Player nameMajer
- Squad number14Player nameLivaja
Squad number15Player namePasalic
Squad number18Player nameOrsic
Line-ups
Morocco
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Bono
- 2Hakimi
- 5Aguerd
- 6Saïss
- 3MazraouiSubstituted forAttiat-Allahat 60'minutes
- 8OunahiSubstituted forSabiriat 82'minutes
- 4S AmrabatBooked astatine 78mins
- 15Amallah
- 7Ziyech
- 19En-NesyriSubstituted forHamdallahat 81'minutes
- 17BoufalSubstituted forEzzalzouliat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Hamdallah
- 10Zaroury
- 11Sabiri
- 12Mohamedi
- 13Chair
- 14Aboukhlal
- 16Ezzalzouli
- 18El Yamiq
- 20Dari
- 21Cheddira
- 22Tagnaouti
- 23El Khannouss
- 24Benoun
- 25Attiat-Allah
- 26Jabrane
Croatia
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Livakovic
- 22Juranovic
- 6Lovren
- 20Gvardiol
- 19Sosa
- 10Modric
- 11Brozovic
- 8KovacicSubstituted forMajerat 79'minutes
- 13VlasicSubstituted forPasalicat 45'minutes
- 9KramaricSubstituted forLivajaat 71'minutes
- 4PerisicSubstituted forOrsicat 90'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Stanisic
- 3Barisic
- 5Erlic
- 7Majer
- 12Grbic
- 14Livaja
- 15Pasalic
- 16Petkovic
- 17Budimir
- 18Orsic
- 21Vida
- 23Ivusic
- 24Sutalo
- 25Sucic
- 26Jakic
Referee:Fernando Rapallini
Attendance:59,407
Live Text
Match ends, Morocco 0, Croatia 0.
Second Half ends, Morocco 0, Croatia 0.
Marko Livaja (Croatia) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Morocco).
Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Morocco).
Foul by Borna Sosa (Croatia).
Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Ivan Perisic.
Josip Juranovic (Croatia) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco).
Substitution, Morocco. Abdelhamid Sabiri replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
Substitution, Morocco. Abderrazak Hamdallah replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Hand shot by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Mateo Kovacic.
Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
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