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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' - KICK OFF: Japan gets underway.
  • 5' - Marko Livaja has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 10' - It looks like no one’s ball. Japan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 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' - The travelling Croatia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' - Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' - Croatia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' - We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' - 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.
  • 43' - GOAL! Daizen Maeda scores on 43. Assisted by Maya Yoshida
  • 44' - Goal! Daizen Maeda scores his 50 goal in 34 matches.
  • 49' - Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
  • 54' - Japan seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' - Goal! Ivan Perisic scores his 51 goal in 419 matches.
  • 56' - Ivan Perisic with the second goal in the match!
  • 61' - Andrej Kramaric needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 62' - Time for substitution for Croatia. Bruno Petkovic is replaced by Ante Budimir.
  • 64' - Another substitution for Japan to replace Yuto Nagatomo by Kaoru Mitoma on 64 minute.
  • 68' - Another substitution for Croatia to replace Andrej Kramaric by Mario Pasalic on 68 minute.
  • 73' - Japan is showing some good football. However, Japan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' - It is a substitution in Japan team. Daichi Kamada is replaced by Hiroki Sakai on 75 minute.
  • 80' - Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' - Supporters expect more eagerness from Lovro Majer, as he is very good at scoring at Al Janoub Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' - The Japan manager makes a substitution. Ritsu Doan departs to be replaced by Takumi Minamino.
  • 90' - Mateo Kovacic is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • With this win, Croatia is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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