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Croatia beats Morocco 2-1 to take 3rd place at World Cup

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Croatia star Luka Modric (left) will play his last World Cup game on Saturday. AP

Another surprisingly strong performance by an Arab country at the World Cup in Qatar stifled the threat of Luka Modric and held 2018 finalist Croatia to a 0-0 draw.

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