Japan vs Croatia 2022 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16
Croatia beat Japan on penalties to claim World Cup quarterfinal spot
Croatia progressed into the World Cup quarterfinals after winning a penalty shootout over Japan on Monday following a hard-fought 1-1 draw.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 43': Goal! Japan 1, Croatia 0. Daizen Maeda (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maya Yoshida following a corner.
- 55': Goal! Japan 1, Croatia 1. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Lovren with a cross.
- 62': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Bruno Petkovic.
- 64': Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
- 64': Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Daizen Maeda.
- 68': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 75': Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Sakai replaces Daichi Kamada.
- 87': Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Ritsu Doan.
- 90': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Japan 1, Croatia 1.
- 99': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 99': Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Luka Modric.
- 105': Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Hidemasa Morita.
- 105': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Ante Budimir.
- 105': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 116': Borna Barisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 120': Penalty Shootout begins Japan 1, Croatia 1.
- 120': Penalty Shootout ends, Japan 1(1), Croatia 1(3).
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 42,523
Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 42,523
Statistics
 CRO |
JPN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 58.2 | Possession | 41.8 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 608 | Accurate Passes | 394 |
| 725 | Passes | 524 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 35 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 31 | Clearances | 31 |
Japan (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Shuichi Gonda (GK) |
| 22 | Maya Yoshida |
| 3 | Shogo Taniguchi |
| 16 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 13 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 6 | Wataru Endo |
| 5 | Yuto Nagatomo |
| 14 | Junya Ito |
| 25 | Daizen Maeda |
| 15 | Daichi Kamada |
| 8 | Ritsu Doan |
Croatia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 20 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 3 | Borna Barisic  |
| 22 | Josip Juranovic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 16 | Bruno Petkovic |
| 4 | Ivan Perisic |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
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