The drums of the Morocco ultras behind the goal suggested the outcome had been favourable. A high‑tempo rat-a-tat-tat broke out on the final whistle, echoing the energy of the north Africans’ performance as they took a point from the 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia in an engaging goalless draw.
Quite what the result means for either side and their prospects for progression – in a group that, short of other options, has received the label “group of death” – remains to be seen. But for Morocco this was a moment to seize upon, while for Croatia it was not an occasion to overreact.
