Coverage of the World Cup Last 16 clash between Japan and Croatia.
Japan national football team
World Cup | Last 16
Dec 5, 2022 at 3pm UK
Al Janoub Stadium
Croatia national football team

Japan
1 - 1
Croatia

Maeda (43')
FT
(aet)
Perisic (55')
Croatia win 3-1 on penalties

Team Lineups: Japan 1-1 Croatia

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 23:51 UK

Venue: Al Janoub Stadium

Japan

G12Shuichi Gonda
D22Maya Yoshida
M5Yuto Nagatomo
D3Shogo Taniguchi
D16Takehiro Tomiyasu
M6Wataru Endo
A15Daichi Kamada
M13Hidemasa Morita
M14Junya Ito
A8Ritsu Doan
A25Daizen Maeda

Croatia

G1Dominik Livaković
D6Dejan Lovren
D3Borna Barišić
D22Josip Juranović
D20Joško Gvardiol
M10Luka Modrić
A4Ivan Perišić
M11Marcelo Brozović
M8Mateo Kovačić
A9Andrej Kramarić
A16Bruno Petković

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