FIFA World Cup

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Croatia advance 3-1 on penalties · Al Janoub Stadium · 42,523 att. · FOX

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CRO leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

JPN · 3-4-3

  1. 12Shuichi GondaG
  2. 22Maya YoshidaCD
  3. 3Shogo TaniguchiCD-L
  4. 16Takehiro TomiyasuCD-R
  5. 13Hidemasa MoritaCM-L
  6. 6Wataru EndoCM-R
  7. 5Yuto NagatomoLM
  8. 14Junya ItoRM
  9. 25Daizen MaedaF
  10. 15Daichi KamadaCF-L
  11. 8Ritsu DoanCF-R

CRO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 20Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 3Borna BarisicLB
  5. 22Josip JuranovicRB
  6. 11Marcelo BrozovicCM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 16Bruno PetkovicF
  10. 4Ivan PerisicLF
  11. 9Andrej KramaricRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 62' Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Bruno Petkovic.
  4. 64' Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
  5. 64' Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Daizen Maeda.
  6. 68' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
  7. 75' Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Sakai replaces Daichi Kamada.
  8. 87' Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Ritsu Doan.
  9. 90' Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 90'
  11. 99' Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  12. 99' Substitution, Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Luka Modric.
  13. 105'+2'
  14. 105' Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  15. 105'
  16. 105' Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Ante Budimir.
  17. 105' Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Ivan Perisic.
  18. 116' Borna Barisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 120'+2'
  20. 120' Penalty Shootout begins Japan 1, Croatia 1.
  21. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Japan 1(1), Croatia 1(3).

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