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Morocco and Croatia Play for 3rd Place at World Cup

DOHA, Qatar—To some, it’s little more than a meaningless exhibition match. To others, it’s a chance to become “immortal.” The third-place playoff at the World Cup can be a confusing concept. “You are so disappointed, you’ve just lost a semifinal and then two days later you have to go back out there,” Morocco coach Walid…


Croatia and Morocco Ends Scoreless—We live for another day, Regragui says

Al RAYYAN, Qatar—Morocco’s aim was to avoid losing to Croatia in their opening World Cup match on Wednesday and the 0–0 draw they secured was a satisfactory result, coach Walid Regragui said. “Our goal was to live for another day as defeat in the first match ends your hopes in the competition,” Regraki told a…