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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' - It’s Showtime! The match between Japan and Croatia is underway.
  • 5' - Supporters expect more eagerness from Shogo Taniguchi, as he is very good at scoring at Al Janoub Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' - Croatia is showing some good football. However, Croatia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 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 Wataru Endo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' - It looks like no one’s ball. Japan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' - Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' - It looks surprising Japan does not make any changes. has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' - Bruno Petkovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 40' - Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 43' - Japan is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daizen Maeda on 43.
  • 44' - GOAL! Daizen Maeda scores on 44.
  • 49' - Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' - 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.
  • 55' - Goal! Ivan Perisic scores his 51 goal in 419 matches.
  • 56' - GOAL! Ivan Perisic scores on 56. Assisted by Dejan Lovren
  • 61' - Takehiro Tomiyasu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 62' - Another substitution for Croatia to replace Bruno Petkovic by Ante Budimir on 62 minute.
  • 64' - It is a substitution in Japan team. Yuto Nagatomo is replaced by Kaoru Mitoma on 64 minute.
  • 68' - The supporters are chanting for Mario Pasalic. He replaces Andrej Kramaric on 68 minute.
  • 73' - 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.
  • 75' - Hiroki Sakai is replacing Daichi Kamada for the Japan side.
  • 80' - We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' - The travelling Croatia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 87' - The Japan manager makes a substitution. Ritsu Doan departs to be replaced by Takumi Minamino.
  • 90' - Croatia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle 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