Croatia and Morocco have only met once before that too for a friendly game back in 1996, which ended in a 2-2 draw but was won by Croatia on penalties.
Croatia is expected to do well in Qatar, having finished as the runners-up in the previous edition, Croatia is playing their third consecutive World Cup.
Morocco will believe they can cause a stir after coming through their own qualification campaign in emphatic fashion.
Croatia is expected to do well in Qatar, having finished as the runners-up in the previous edition, Croatia is playing their third consecutive World Cup.
Hakim Ziyech is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Chelsea and the Morocco national team. He is nicknamed "The Wizard", a title given to him by Ajax supporters.
Croatia have lost their opening match thrice at the World Cup out of five matches, and on those occasions, they failed to get out of the group.
He does have World Cup experience, though, and he will be aiming to become the first Moroccan player to score at two different editions after netting four years ago in Russia.
Croatia is expected to do well in Qatar, having finished as the runners-up in the previous edition, Croatia is playing their third consecutive World Cup.
Youssef En-Nesyri While much of the focus will be on talents such as Ziyech and Achraf Hakimi, Youssef En-Nesyri will have a lot of the goalscoring burden on his shoulders. Whether he can cope with that pressure is another matter.