DOHA : Croatia ended their World Cup campaign with the pride of claiming third place in a 2-1 win against Morocco, which marked the end of a journey but also promised a bright future, coach Zlatko Dalic said on Saturday.Croatia, runners-up in 2018, prevailed with goals by Josko Gvardiol and Mislav Orsic to end their World Cup on a high as Luka Modric possibly bid farewell to the soccer extravaganza.Croatia beat Brazil in the quarter-finals, but for Dalic, Saturday's bronze medal game was the highlight of their tournament."In any case, the last match we played.
If you remember, I had said if we had lost, it would have been a disaster," said Dalic, who paid tribute to former Serbia midfielder Sinisa Mihajlovic after his death on Friday."It was a difficult, great match.
I want to extend my congratulations to Morocco, they put up a great fight until the last minute, despite the fatigue. "They can be proud, they remind me of us four years ago.
We're among the best teams in the world."Croatia can now look forward to the future with confidence."It's the end of a cycle for us, the end of a journey.