Mateo Kovacic says he and Hakim Ziyech were teased by their Chelsea teammates who thought Croatia and Morocco to be among the first teams to be knocked out of the World Cup.
Kovacic came against his Blues teammate in the third place play-off at the World Cup on Saturday afternoon. Croatia performed beyond many peoples’ expectations by reaching the semi-finals, four years after they finished as runners-up to France in Russia.
Morocco, meanwhile, have been the shock of the tournament, becoming the first African side in history to make it to the final four at a World Cup. The Atlas Lions knocked out Spain and Portugal before being beaten 2-0 by France in the semi-finals. Their performances have gone against the predictions of Chelsea's teammates.
