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Croatia v Morocco referee: Who are the match officials for the 2022 World Cup third place play-off?

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Published 07:00 17 Dec 2022 GMT

Croatia v Morocco referee: Who are the match officials for the 2022 World Cup third place play-off?

Both sides will look to end the tournament on a high.

Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan

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Croatia and Morocco will meet on Saturday in what is often described as the worst game in football, the World Cup third place play-off.

Both sides exceeded expectations by reaching the semi-finals of the tournament but will be bitterly disappointed to have missed out on a place in Sunday's final.

Instead, Argentina will take on defending champions France, with both nations looking to win the World Cup for the third time.

Argentina booked their place in the final with a convincing 3-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday, while France beat Morocco 2-0 in a hard-fought second semi-final on Wednesday.

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Despite their disappointment at missing out on the final, Croatia and Morocco now have the opportunity to end the tournament on a high when they meet in the third place play-off on Saturday.

Croatia vs Morocco: Who is the referee?

Qatari referee Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Jassim is the man in the middle for the match at the Khalifa International Stadium.

At 35, he is one of the youngest referees at the tournament.

Al-Jassim is an experienced international official, having first become a FIFA referee in 2013.

He has taken charge of just one match at the current World Cup, the 1-1 draw between the United States and Wales in the group stage.

He handed out six yellow cards in that match and awarded Wales a late penalty, which Gareth Bale scored.

Who are the other officials?

Assistant referees: Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar), Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)

Fourth official: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Reserve assistant referee: Neuza Back (Brazil)

Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Assistant video assistant referees: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands), Bruno Pires (Brazil), Armando Villarreal (United States)

Stand-by video assistant referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)

Stand-by assistant video assistant referee: Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Croatia, Morocco, Football World Cup, Football

Rory O'Callaghan
Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan is Editorial Lead at SPORTbible. He has previously worked for Sky Sports News, MailOnline and Reach covering football, cricket, boxing and MMA.

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