This is, admittedly, a slight departure from the format of our prior coverage throughout the men’s World Cup, but it seems harsh to name winners and losers from the Bronze Medal game between Croatia and Morocco. Yes, Croatia were the literal winners, and Morocco the literal and figurative losers, as two more Moroccan players were forced out of the game by injury. But rather than dwell on that, we’ll say congratulations to both teams and keep it moving because we’ve got a World Cup Final to worry about.
On such a big occasion how are you supposed to know what to focus on?