How to watch Croatia v Morocco on live stream and TV – What channel is World Cup third-place play-off on?

Croatia face surprise package Morocco as they look to finish their respective campaigns on a high despite missing out on the 2022 World Cup final.

The two sides meet on Saturday in the third-place play-off as they look to leave Qatar with a win.

Will Morocco be able to secure another upset victory? Or can Croatia, the runners-up in 2018, secure a win as a consolation?

This will almost certainly be the last time we see Luka Modric at a World Cup with the veteran now well into his thirties and unlikely to be playing when the tournament come around again in 2026 in North America.

WHEN IS CROATIA V MOROCCO?

The World Cup third-place play-off match between Croatia and Morocco kicks off at 15:00 GMT on Saturday, December 17.

WHICH TV CHANNEL IS CROATIA V MOROCCO ON?

The game will be shown on BBC One, while it will also be streamed via BBC iPlayer.

HOW TO FOLLOW CROATIA V MOROCCO

We will be hosting live text coverage of the match, and every World Cup match, on eurosport.co.uk and eurosport.com. You can also follow along via the Eurosport app.

CROATIA V MOROCCO HEAD-TO-HEAD

This will be the third meeting between Croatia and Morocco, and only weeks after their earlier meeting in the World Cup group stages that finished 0-0.

Their only other meeting was in 1996 in the Hassan II Trophy, when Croatia ran out 7-6 winners on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

‘ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS PULL OURSELVES TOGETHER’

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said: “First, congratulations to Argentina on the victory and for reaching the final. All we have to do is pull ourselves together, hold our heads up, and fight for third place.

“If someone had offered us this before the tournament, we would have accepted it. We are really proud.”

Morocco coach Walid Regragui said of his own team: “We realise that we made a great achievement already. We know that the media, social media, and on TV, we saw the pictures, and we saw that everyone was proud of us in our country.

“I think the world as a whole is proud of this Moroccan team because we show great desire. We work hard, and we played honest, hard-working football.”

THREE WORRIES FOR MOROCCO

The Moroccans suffered a blow with injuries against France, and that could give Croatia an advantage.

Nayef Aguerd suffered a pre-match injury, while there are also fitness concerns for Romain Saiss and Noussair Mazraoui, who were both injured during the defeat.