FACTBOX-Soccer-Morocco v Croatia World Cup 2022: kickoff time, venue, stats and odds
When: Wednesday, Nov. 23, 1300 local (1000 GMT/0500 ET) Where: Al Bayt Stadium Capacity: 60,000 Odds: Croatia win: 21/20 Morocco win: 3/1 Draw: 21/10 Key stats: * Croatia have qualified for all but one World Cup since independence and reached the semi-finals on their debut in 1998, losing out to winners France.
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Morocco play Croatia in the World Cup in Doha on Wednesday. When: Wednesday, Nov. 23, 1300 local (1000 GMT/0500 ET)
Where: Al Bayt Stadium Capacity: 60,000
Odds: Croatia win: 21/20
Morocco win: 3/1 Draw: 21/10
Key stats: * Croatia have qualified for all but one World Cup since independence and reached the semi-finals on their debut in 1998, losing out to winners France. Croatia reached the final in 2018 but were beaten by France
* Morocco have reached six World Cups but have not left the group stage in 36 years * With about 3.9 million people as of last year, Croatia is the smallest country by population to reach a World Cup final since 1950
* To get to the 2018 final, Croatia were the first team at a World Cup to come from behind in three successive knockout round matches, all of which went to extra time, with two settled by penalties * In qualifying for their six World Cups, Morocco have lost only four matches and had a perfect record of wins in every game to reach Qatar
Previous meetings: The two countries have met only once, in 1996 in Casablanca in the semi-finals of the Hassan II Trophy, with Croatia winning 7-6 on penalties after a 2-2 draw
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