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Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 Saturday in the third-place game of the World Cup. "World Cup Now" broke down Croatia's run on Saturday.

Four years after finishing as the World Cup runner-up, Croatia became the sixth nation to finish third multiple times at a men's World Cup.

Luka Modric led Croatia to third place in what was likely the midfield great’s last appearance at the World Cup.

Luka Modric pulled his shirt up over his face as he trudged over to the sideline.

Argentina has beaten Croatia 3-0 to reach the World Cup final.

The magnitude of Croatia’s win against Brazil was not lost on its coach Zlatko Dalić.

The slippery hips of Luka Modric wriggled away from danger.

Croatia will next face either Argentina or the Netherlands.

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Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo has told his teammates they'll need to show “samurai spirit” in Monday's round-of-16 match against Croatia at the World Cup. “Coraggio,” Nagatomo said. Japan is appearing in the knockout stage for the fourth time and still searching for its first win.

Andrej Kramaric scored a pair of goals and Croatia crushed Canada’s hopes of advancing at its first World Cup in 36 years with a 4-1 victory.

In a match of stout goalkeeping, Morocco and Croatia wrapped in a draw. Here are the top plays!

Morocco held 2018 finalist Croatia to a 0-0 draw at the World Cup in another strong performance by a team from an Arab country.

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Croatia and the Netherlands finished warming up for the World Cup in style by winning their last Nations League games to qualify for the Final Four tournament next year.

Croatia and the Netherlands finished warming up for the World Cup in style on Sunday by winning their last Nations League games to qualify for the Final Four tournament next year. Croatia topped Group A1 by winning 3-1 in Austria to relegate the hosts to the second tier of the Nations League, while the unbeaten Dutch defeated visiting Belgium 1-0 and won Group A4 with 16 points — six more than second-place Belgium.

Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland took their high-flying scoring acts into Europe as the Champions League returned, while last season’s standout star Karim Benzema limped off with an injury after less than 30 minutes.

Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the 30-man list of nominees for the prestigious award.

Real Madrid starts the Spanish league season overflowing with confidence that it can retain the domestic title despite Barcelona spending big to add top talent to its team.

Karim Benzema was in a supporting role to Cristiano Ronaldo the last time he was in a Champions League final.

Manchester City just couldn’t shake off Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after the the Champions League quarterfinal soccer match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich in Lisbon, Portugal, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. The Spanish league is about to see another top player leave one of its clubs, all within a four-year span. The league wasnt hugely affected financially after Neymar left Barcelona or Ronaldo left Real Madrid. The league still benefited from Messis presence after Ronaldo left, but now it wouldn't have that same star power anymore. Since Neymar left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, Spain gained few top-notch players.