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Croatia looking to extend World Cup streak against Morocco

Croatia looking to extend World Cup streak against Morocco
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Croatia will be looking to extend a World Cup streak when they square off against Morocco in Group F on Wednesday.

Croatia will be looking to extend a streak at the World Cup when they take on Morocco on Wednesday.

The European nation are competing in their first match at a World Cup since they lost the final to France four years ago.

Zlatko Dalic's have endured a mixed run of results since that near miss in Russia, but four successive wins in the UEFA Nations League has lifted the group ahead of their attempt to go one better in Qatar.

On paper, Croatia are involved in one of the most competitive groups with Group F favourites Belgium not competing at their best and Morocco and Canada boasting talented squads that are capable of causing an upset.

However, they will take confidence into their fixture at the Al Bayt Stadium as they look to extend a World Cup streak to three matches.

Croatia's Ivan Rakitic in action with Nigeria's Odion Ighalo in the World Cup group-stage match on June 16, 2018© Reuters

Croatia have played African opposition on two occasions, prevailing both times without conceding a goal.

In 2014, Croatia made light work of Cameroon, winning by a 4-0 scoreline with Ivica Olic and Ivan Perisic getting on the scoresheet before a Mario Mandzukic double.

Four years later in their first game of the tournament, the Checkered Ones recorded a 2-0 triumph over Nigeria, benefitting from a Peter Etebo own goal before Luka Modric netted from the penalty spot.

In sharp contrast, Morocco have only won two of their 16 matches at a World Cup Finals, beating Portugal and Scotland in 1986 and 1998 respectively.

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Group A

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Q Netherlands Netherlands32107
Q Senegal flag Senegal32016
3 Ecuador flag Ecuador31114
4 Qatar Qatar30030

Group B

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Q England flag England32107
Q United States USA31205
3 Iran Iran31023
4 Wales flag Wales30121

Group C

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Q Argentina Argentina32016
Q Poland Poland31114
3 Mexico Mexico31114
4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia31023

Group D

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Q France France32016
Q Australia Australia32016
3 Tunisia Tunisia31114
4 Denmark Denmark30121

Group E

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Q Japan Japan32016
Q Spain Spain31114
3 Germany Germany31114
4 Costa Rica flag Costa Rica31023

Group F

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Q Morocco Morocco32107
Q Croatia Croatia31205
3 Belgium Belgium31114
4 Canada Canada30030

Group G

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Q Brazil Brazil32016
Q Switzerland Switzerland32016
3 Cameroon flag Cameroon31114
4 Serbia Serbia30121

Group H

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Republic of Korea South Korea31114
3 Uruguay flag Uruguay31114
4 Ghana flag Ghana31023


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