former player CSKA Evgeny Aldonin shared his opinion on the match for 3rd place at the World Cup between Croatia and Morocco (2:1).

Both teams had equal chances in the match for 3rd place. But it seemed to me that the Croatians were more skilled. And the Moroccans played with heart and soul, they had more emotions, passions, desires. During the match, the Croatian national team managed their skills well and showed their high level of skill.

I don’t know if the Moroccans will still have a chance to win medals world Cup. But there is no doubt that they surprised the whole world with their amazing high quality game and performed excellently. They played with some of the strongest teams in Europe and the world: they overtook Spain, Portugal, were in the group with the same Croatians and Belgians.

How they coped with the tournament causes only respect. I’m not ready to think about whether everything is ahead of them. Let this team be an example for the development of other African teams. Africa is full of talents, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Egypt are another confirmation, there are good players in these countries.