As Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the play-off for the 3rd place, Mario Pašalić, together with his national team, became the bronze medallists of the World Cup in Qatar.
With what being subbed in 65 minutes into the match, Mario featured in all the fixtures disputed by the Vatreni during the course of this World tournament.
Čestitam SuperMario!
Additionally, here you have a brief recap of the feats of the further three Atalanta players partaking in the 2022 Catari World Cup: namely, Joakim Mæhle for Denmark; together with Marten de Roon and Teun Koopmeiners for The Netherlands.
As for our “Dutch Duo”, their Catari expedition drew to its close as the Oranje came off worst from their quarter-final match against Argentina, eventual winners of the World Cup.
Joakim Mæhle’s Denmark, on the other hand, did not make it past the group stage as they came last in Group D -comprising the likes of France, eventual runner-ups of the tournament, Australia and Tunisia.
