World Cup 2022: Croatia 2-1 Morocco 3rd-place P/O recap For the second time Croatia have finished third in the world Soccer • 17 Dec 22
Croatia edge Morocco to claim third place Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third-place play-off to claim the bronze medal. World Cup 2022 • 17 Dec 22
Croatia boss hopeful playoff won't be Modric swansong Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic is hopeful the World Cup third-place play-off will not be the last game at a major tournament for his captain … Soccer • 16 Dec 22
Morocco motivated to win 'worst game', insists Regragui Morocco head coach Walid Regragui admits the World Cup third-place play-off is the "worst game" to play in but still wants his side to become … Soccer • 16 Dec 22
World Cup Podcast: Houghton on mega Messi's semi show Ireland legend Ray Houghton joins Raf Diallo and Mikey Stafford to react to Argentina's 3-0 semi-final win over Croatia with Messi magic to the fore. … Soccer • 13 Dec 22
World Cup 2022 semi-final: Argentina 3-0 Croatia recap Follow all the action, as it happened, on a night when Argentina and Lionel Messi advanced to the World Cup final at the expense of … Soccer • 13 Dec 22
Awesome Alvarez and magic Messi lead Argentina to final Lionel Messi will have the chance to crown his glittering career with a World Cup winners' medal after opening the scoring in a magical display … Soccer • 13 Dec 22
Can Morocco or Croatia shatter World Cup glass ceiling? Croatia and Morocco are the surprise guests in the World Cup's final four but, as the Croatians discovered in 2018 and many other long-shot semi-finalists … Soccer • 12 Dec 22
Scaloni defends Argentina's behaviour in Dutch victory Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni defended his team's behaviour during the fiery quarter-final victory against the Netherlands as Lionel Messi and squad turn their attention … Soccer • 12 Dec 22
Argentina win would be 'greatest for Croatia' - Dalic Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic believes victory over Argentina in their World Cup semi-final would eclipse the win against England at the same stage four … Soccer • 12 Dec 22
World Cup Podcast: Kevin Doyle's semi-final preview Ex-Ireland striker Kevin Doyle joins Raf Diallo and Ed Leahy to preview the 2022 World Cup semi-finals which pit Argentina against Croatia and France versus … Soccer • 12 Dec 22
'The cycle is over' - Tite heads for exit in Brazil Tite suggested his time as Brazil coach is over but defended his penalty tactics after they crashed out of the World Cup to Croatia. Soccer • 09 Dec 22
World Cup 2022: Croatia beat Brazil on penalties recap The World Cup favourites are eliminated as Croatia beat Brazil 4-2 on penalties in Qatar. Soccer • 09 Dec 22
Croatia shock World Cup favourites Brazil in shootout Penalty shootout experts Croatia advanced to the World Cup semi-finals after accounting for Brazil 4-2 on spot-kicks following a 1-1 draw. Soccer • 09 Dec 22
World Cup 2022: What to Expect on Day 20 Starved of festive football for two days, the World Cup returns with a bang on Friday as tournament favourites Brazil look to book their place … Soccer • 09 Dec 22
Livakovic shootout heroics no surprise to Croatia boss Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic was certain goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic would star in the penalty shootout victory over Japan as his three saves saw the 2018 … Soccer • 06 Dec 22
World Cup 2022: Croatia beat Japan on penalties - recap Croatia goalkeeper Dominic Kivakovic saved penalties from Japan's Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma and Maya Yoshida before Mario Pasalic netted the winning spot-kick as they advanced … Soccer • 05 Dec 22
Livakovic stars in shootout as Croatia see off Japan Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three spot-kicks in a penalty shootout success against Japan following a 1-1 draw to ensure his side reached the World … Soccer • 05 Dec 22
World Cup 2022: What to expect on Day 16 The Boys from Brazil are back in action on Monday night as the World Cup favourites look to book their place in the quarter-finals of … Soccer • 05 Dec 22
World Cup digest: Nagatomo wants 'Samurai spirit' Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo has called on his team-mates to evoke the 'Samurai spirit' as they aim to overcome 2018's beaten finalists Croatia on Monday … Soccer • 04 Dec 22
Martinez steps down after Belgium World Cup exit Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez fought back the tears as he confirmed his side's 0-0 draw with Croatia was his last game in the job. Soccer • 01 Dec 22
Limp Belgium crash out while Croatia march on Croatia reached the last 16 of the World Cup after a tension-filled 0-0 draw with Belgium that ensured the last hurrah of the Belgian 'golden … Soccer • 01 Dec 22
Croatia come from behind to eliminate Canada Andrej Kramaric struck twice as Croatia flexed their muscles to end Canada's World Cup adventure with a game to spare. Soccer • 27 Nov 22
World Cup 2022: Croatia 4-1 Canada recap The action as it happened in the second game of the day in Group E, with 2018 finalists Croatia up against a Canadian side who … Soccer • 27 Nov 22
Morocco and 2018 finalists Croatia play out draw Croatia's World Cup campaign got off to a stuttering start with a 0-0 draw against a battling Morocco as the 2018 runners-up lacked the punch … Soccer • 23 Nov 22
