Japan

Japan

Japan

After penalties
13
After extra time 1 - 105.12.22
Croatia

Croatia

Croatia


Maeda (43')
Perisic (55')

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Match feed:
  • Match Started
  • Goal !
  • Goal !
  • Goal !
  • Goal !
  • 116'
    Yellow Card
    • Borna Barisic

    Borna Barisic (Croatia) gets a yellow card.

  • 106'
    Substitution
    • Ante Budimir
    • Marko Livaja

    Zlatko Dalic (Croatia) is making a fifth substitution, with Marko Livaja replacing Ante Budimir.

  • 106'
    Substitution
    • Ante Budimir
    • Marko Livaja

    Zlatko Dalic (Croatia) is making a fifth substitution, with Marko Livaja replacing Ante Budimir.

  • 106'
    Substitution
    • Hidemasa Morita
    • Ao Tanaka

    Ao Tanaka is on a sub for Hidemasa Morita for Japan.

  • 99'
    Substitution
    • Luka Modric
    • Lovro Majer

    Lovro Majer is replacing Luka Modric for the away team.

  • 99'
    Substitution
    • Luka Modric
    • Lovro Majer

    Lovro Majer is replacing Luka Modric for the away team.

  • 90'
    Yellow Card
    • Mateo Kovacic

    Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) has received a yellow card from Ismail Elfath.

  • 87'
    Substitution
    • Ritsu Doan
    • Takumi Minamino

    The home team replace Ritsu Doan with Takumi Minamino.

  • 75'
    Substitution
    • Daichi Kamada
    • Hiroki Sakai

    Hajime Moriyasu is making the team's third substitution at Al Janoub Stadium with Hiroki Sakai replacing Daichi Kamada.

  • 68'
    Substitution
    • Andrej Kramaric
    • Mario Pasalic

    Mario Pasalic is on a sub for Andrej Kramaric for Croatia.

  • 64'
    Substitution
    • Yuto Nagatomo
    • Kaoru Mitoma

    Japan make their first substitution with Kaoru Mitoma replacing Yuto Nagatomo.

  • 64'
    Substitution
    • Yuto Nagatomo
    • Kaoru Mitoma

    Japan make their first substitution with Kaoru Mitoma replacing Yuto Nagatomo.

  • 62'
    Substitution
    • Bruno Petkovic
    • Ante Budimir

    The away team have replaced Bruno Petkovic with Ante Budimir. This is the first substitution made today by Zlatko Dalic.

  • 55'
    Goal !
    • Ivan Perisic (Scorer)
    • Dejan Lovren (Assist)

    Goal! Ivan Perisic (Croatia) levels the score at 1-1 with a header in Al Wakrah.

    Great play from Dejan Lovren to set up the goal.

  • 43'
    Goal !
    • Daizen Maeda (Scorer)
    • Maya Yoshida (Assist)

    Goal! Daizen Maeda gives Japan a 1-0 lead.

    Maya Yoshida with an assist there.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Japan Japan
(3-4-3)
(4-1-2-3)
Croatia Croatia
12Gonda16Tomiyasu22Yoshida3Taniguchi14Ito6Endo13Morita5Nagatomo8Doan25Maeda15Kamada1Livakovic22Juranovic6Lovren20Gvardiol3Barisic11Brozovic8Kovacic10Modric9Kramaric16Petkovic4Perisic
12Gonda16Tomiyasu22Yoshida3Taniguchi14Ito6Endo13Morita5Nagatomo8Doan25Maeda15Kamada
Japan Japan
(3-4-3)
1Livakovic22Juranovic6Lovren20Gvardiol3Barisic11Brozovic8Kovacic10Modric9Kramaric16Petkovic4Perisic
(4-1-2-3)
Croatia Croatia
Japan Japan
Moriyasu, Hajime
Coach
Substitutes
Kaoru Mitoma 9
64' Out: Yuto Nagatomo

Takuma Asano 18
64' Out: Daizen Maeda

Hiroki Sakai 19
75' Out: Daichi Kamada

Takumi Minamino 10
87' Out: Ritsu Doan

Ao Tanaka 17
106' Out: Hidemasa Morita
Croatia Croatia
Dalic, Zlatko
Coach
Substitutes
Ante Budimir 17
62' Out: Bruno Petkovic

Mario Pasalic 15
68' Out: Andrej Kramaric

Lovro Majer 7
99' Out: Luka Modric

Nikola Vlasic 13
99' Out: Mateo Kovacic

Marko Livaja 14
106' Out: Ante Budimir

Mislav Orsic 18
106' Out: Ivan Perisic

Statistics

Ball possession
Japan42%
58% Croatia
Shots
4Off goal64On goal4

4
Shots blocked
6
8
Corner kicks
5
3
Offsides
0
3
Saves
3
13
Fouls
16
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0

News

Head to head

Japan
Matches:  1
Croatia
0%
Wins: 0
100%
Draws: 1
0%
Wins: 0
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    1 : 1
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    1 : 0
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