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Japan v Croatia
2022 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16
Japan
LDWLD
1
Croatia
WWWWL
1
Winner Icon Croatia
Daizen Maeda
- 43'
Ivan Perisic
- 55'
Summary
Report
Commentary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Stats
JPN
CRO
Possession
41.8
%
58.2
41.8
58.2
%
Shots on Goal
4
4
Shot Attempts
13
17
Fouls
13
16
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
3
3
Form
LAST FIVE GAMES
Date
COMPETITION
W
Japan
2 - 1
Spain
Dec 1, 2022
FIFA World Cup
L
Japan
0 - 1
Costa Rica
Nov 27, 2022
FIFA World Cup
W
Germany
1 - 2
Japan
Nov 23, 2022
FIFA World Cup
L
Japan
1 - 2
Canada
Nov 17, 2022
International Friendly
D
Japan
0 - 0
Ecuador
Sep 27, 2022
International Friendly
Form
LAST FIVE GAMES
Date
COMPETITION
D
Croatia
0 - 0
Belgium
Dec 1, 2022
FIFA World Cup
W
Croatia
4 - 1
Canada
Nov 27, 2022
FIFA World Cup
D
Morocco
0 - 0
Croatia
Nov 23, 2022
FIFA World Cup
W
Saudi Arabia
0 - 1
Croatia
Nov 16, 2022
International Friendly
W
Austria
1 - 3
Croatia
Sep 25, 2022
UEFA Nations League
Head To Head Record
Date
COMPETITION
Japan
0 - 0
Croatia
Jun 18, 2006
FIFA World Cup
Japan
0 - 1
Croatia
Jun 20, 1998
FIFA World Cup
Game Information
Al Janoub Stadium
10:00 AM, December 5, 2022
Coverage: FOX
Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 42,523
Referees:
Ismail Elfath
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