December 17, 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup third place play-off in Qatar will see Croatia take on Morocco, four-and-a-half years on from Belgium and England battling it out in Russia at the 2018 World Cup.
At 20 out of the 22 editions of the World Cup, including this one, there has been a third place play-off, an unusual game treated with varying degrees of seriousness designed to determine who finishes 3rd and 4th at the World Cup - by why?
In this video, HITC Sevens takes a look at the history of the third place play-off at the World Cup, why they are often so odd, and whether they should even exist.
By HITC Sevens
