Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has expressed his excitement after his team became the first African to reach the last four at a World Cup.
The Atlas Lions lost 2-1 to Croatia who clinched a play-off victory on Saturday.
Josko Gvardiol gave Croatia the lead on seven minutes but Achraf Dari levelled just two minutes later. Mislav Orsic restored Crotia's lead three minutes before half-time.
"We wanted to bring joy to our fans but we're still happy, we're among the four best teams in the world," Regragui told reporters.
"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."
"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," Regragui added.
"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."