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    Kevin Baxter: Morocco won something much more valuable than third place at World Cup — respect

    by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times Dec 17, 2022 3 minutes
    Morocco's Achraf Dari reacts after scoring his team's first goal during the World Cup third-place playoff against Croatia at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.

    AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Croatia's World Cup team got bronze medals Saturday, the players lining up patiently to cross a platform where they received their awards from FIFA President Gianni Infantino after their 2-1 victory over Morocco in the tournament's consolation game.

    France and Argentina will play for an even larger prize Sunday in the tournament final.

    Yet the biggest winner in this World Cup might be Morocco, which, even in defeat, earned something more valuable than a medal or a trophy.

    It won respect. It beat some of the world's biggest teams and eliminated

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