Superb goals from Josko Gvardiol and Mislav Orsic helped Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 to finish in third place for the second time at a World Cup
The victory also sees Croatia captain Luka Modric end what is likely to be his last World Cup with a bronze medal, although the 37-year-old has not called time on his international career yet after committing to next summer's Nations League finals
"About my future? I don't know if I will be (playing) until the Euros in Germany," he told  when asked about Euro 2024
"We will see
 I need to go step by step
 I am enjoying the national team
 I feel happy
"I still think I can perform on a high level and I want to continue until at least the Nations League
"Then after, there will be more time to think about the Euros
 Now it is go step by step and continue at least until Nations League and then we will see
"Croatia's win clinched their third top-three finish at the World Cup after ending as runners-up to France four years ago, while defeat for Morocco saw them miss out on the chance to become the first African nation to pick up a medal at the tournament
Croatia took a seventh-minute lead through a stunning diving header from Gvardiol to cap off a fine tournament for the impressive 20-year-old centre-back
But Morocco responded immediately as Achraf Dari nodded home from close range just two minutes later
Croatia restored their lead, though, in the 42nd minute with a wonderful curling winner from Orsic as his first-time effort inside the box bent past Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and went in off the far post
Morocco came close to a late equaliser but Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic denied Youssef En-Nesyri to ensure they claimed their second World Cup bronze medal after achieving the feat in 1998
If Modric, who was making his 162nd appearance for his country, is about to call time on his international career then a potential new captain in Gvardiol has emerged in Qatar
A well-worked Croatia free-kick saw Lovro Majer clip the ball into Ivan Perisic, who headed across goal for the diving Gvardiol to power past Bounou
But the lead lasted just one minute and 49 seconds as Majer's headed clearance from Hakim Ziyech's free-kick fell into the path of Dari who nodded home from close range in the ninth minute
Three minutes before half-time Croatia restored their lead as Marko Livaja set up Orsic, who bent a first-time right-footed effort past Bounou
Croatia appealed for a second-half penalty when Gvardiol was tackled by Sofyan Amrabat but Qatari official Abdulrahman Al Jassim refused to award one
En-Nesyri came close twice to levelling in the dying minutes as he was first denied by Livakovic before heading over in stoppage time as Croatia held on to ensure a European nation won the third-place play-off for an 11th consecutive tournament
If this is the end for Luka Modric and the World Cup, it has been some romance
 The talk around the final itself will be that this relationship is all or nothing - you win or you lose
 Modric's contribution shows that this is not true
 We have the memories
Modric made his international debut in 2006, in the same game that Messi scored his first international goal
 Four of his five Champions League wins came alongside - or perhaps that should be - Cristiano Ronaldo
 Those outsized icons left little room for others
But Modric, eventually, has earned his place at the head of that next rank of heroes
 His achievements in Russia in 2018 won him the World Cup's Golden Ball and helped him to become the only other man to claim a Ballon d'Or in that decade
Four years on, his legacy is enhanced, the appreciation now unanimous
 Modric has added another Champions League win, while Messi and Ronaldo have not
 He has carved out his own space and, as the end nears, those moments of quality are more cherished
The outside-of-the-boot passes, the peripheral vision to pick out the runs of others, that ability to control rhythm and tempo, slowing games down and speeding them up
 All of it was here
 Modric has loved the World Cup
 And the World Cup has loved him
Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic is hopeful Modric will play on until 2024 having praised his performances in Qatar
"He's our captain, he's our big boss," he said
"He played fantastic this tournament
 He's 37 years but he played like a 20/25 year old
 He's our leader
 Everyone follows him
"I'm very happy for Luka Modric, this trophy is for him
 He did a fantastic job
 Some people think this is the end but I think he will stay with Croatia for a long time
"We did a great job tonight and all through the World Cup
 For us bronze is a gold medal
 We played a tough tournament
 Morocco did similar to what we did in Russia
"I am very proud and happy
 Maybe nobody expected us to do this again
 We are a small country but we have a big dream
"Morocco boss Walid Regragui said: "We wanted to bring joy to our fans but we're still happy, we're among the four best teams in the world
"We provided everyone with a good show, we never gave up
 Congratulations to Croatia, they deserve their third place
 We are a young team that is still learning
"Sure, I am a little disappointed by this second consecutive defeat, but we did everything that we could
"Physically it was difficult, our players got tired, it was very intense
 We wanted to make the fans more proud than they already were, that's it
"I think we showed our strength, we showed that African football is prepared to face the top teams in the world with efficiency and playing at the highest level
"We probably will only realise what we accomplished in Qatar after four years, in the next World Cup
 The pressure will also be greater, there will be expectation around us
 It's natural
"We made a great achievement but we want to do it again
 It will not be easy but that's the objective
"Through experience you get stronger and I hope we learn and grow and build in our children in Africa a football DNA that lasts
"We have now allowed children to dream, dream of being footballers and going to the World Cup
 That is priceless