While second-ranked Belgium was expected to be Canada's toughest challenge in Group F, No. 12 Croatia and No. 22 Morocco advanced to the knockout rounds and made it all the way to the semifinals before losing to No. 3 Argentina and No. 4 France, respectively.
Croatia and Morocco look to finish the tournament on a winning note when they meet Saturday at Khalifa International stadium to decide third place.Argentina vs. France: Who will win the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
"We always knew it was a difficult group. A very difficult group," Canada coach John Herdman said in an interview on the eve of the third-place game. "I think we competed well in those matches. We had moments where we could have won games and we had moments where we could have got results. And we had moments where we lost the game. And they became big learnings. But at the same time, all credit to Morocco and Croatia. They're very good teams and I'm really proud and excited to see what Morocco achieved."
Herdman noted the Morocco roster features players from top-tier club teams like Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla and West Ham.
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