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Japan vs Croatia, Worldcup 2022 LAST 16

Japan
Croatia
Japan
2 : 4
1 - 3
Penalty
5th of December 2022 15:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Croatia

Live comments

  • 0' - We are underway at Al Janoub Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' - Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' - Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' - The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hidemasa Morita suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' - While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Croatia winning 100% of all matches.
  • 25' - It’s high time Hajime Moriyasu made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Croatia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' - Junya Ito has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' - Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 43' - What a strike from Daizen Maeda! The score is 1-0.
  • 44' - GOAL! Daizen Maeda scores on 44.
  • 49' - Supporters expect more eagerness from Maya Yoshida, as he is very good at scoring at Al Janoub Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 54' - Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' - GOAL! Ivan Perisic scores on 55. Assisted by Dejan Lovren
  • 56' - Ivan Perisic with the second goal in the match!
  • 61' - We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' - The supporters are chanting for Ante Budimir. He replaces Bruno Petkovic on 62 minute.
  • 64' - The supporters are chanting for Kaoru Mitoma. He replaces Yuto Nagatomo on 64 minute.
  • 68' - Time for substitution for Croatia. Andrej Kramaric is replaced by Mario Pasalic.
  • 73' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Croatia that had 165 games and scored 38 goals.
  • 75' - Time for substitution for Japan. Daichi Kamada is replaced by Hiroki Sakai.
  • 80' - It looks like no one’s ball. Croatia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' - The travelling Croatia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 87' - Takumi Minamino is replacing Ritsu Doan for the Japan side.
  • 90' - The referee shows Croatia player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-4.

Today 2022-12-05 Japan vs Croatia are fighting Worldcup league on Al Janoub Stadium.

Japan had 3 games and get got 6 points in Season (2018/18)

Croatia had 3 games and get got 5 points in Season (2018/18)

Todays referees are: Julio Bascunan, Ismail Elfath, Corey Parker, Kyle Atkins, Nicolas Gallo, Mustapha Ghorbal

Ranking

Team Played Points
Netherlands 3 7
Portugal 3 6
Brazil 3 6
Morocco 3 7
Japan 3 6
France 3 6
Argentina 3 6
England 3 7
Croatia 3 5
Senegal 3 6
Spain 3 4
Switzerland 3 6
South Korea 3 4
Australia 3 6
Poland 3 4
United States 3 5
Belgium 3 4
Iran 3 3
Ecuador 3 4
Tunisia 3 4
Germany 3 4
Mexico 3 4
Uruguay 3 4
Cameroon 3 4
Serbia 3 1
Wales 3 1
Canada 3 0
Qatar 3 0
Costa Rica 3 3
Denmark 3 1
Saudi Arabia 3 3
Ghana 3 3

Japan

Lineup Bench

Croatia

Lineup Bench

Japan Past Matches

2022-12-01 Japan
Spain 		2
1
2022-11-27 Japan
Costa Rica 		0
1
2022-11-23 Germany
Japan 		1
2
2019-06-24 Ecuador
Japan 		1
1
2019-06-20 Uruguay
Japan 		2
2

Croatia Past Matches

2022-12-01 Croatia
Belgium 		0
0
2022-11-27 Croatia
Canada 		4
1
2022-11-23 Morocco
Croatia 		0
0
2021-06-28 Croatia
Spain 		3
5
2021-06-22 Croatia
Scotland 		3
1