Croatia and Morocco Ends Scoreless—We live for another day, Regragui says

Croatia's midfielder (15) Mario Pasalic (C) shoots the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group F football match between Morocco and Croatia at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 23, 2022. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images

Al RAYYAN, Qatar—Morocco’s aim was to avoid losing to Croatia in their opening World Cup match on Wednesday and the 0–0 draw they secured was a satisfactory result, coach Walid Regragui said.

“Our goal was to live for another day as defeat in the first match ends your hopes in the competition,” Regraki told a psot-match news conference.