Japan vs Croatia Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

On December 5, Japan National Football Team were hosting Croatia National Football Team in the 1/8 Final of World Cup. The match ended 1-1, and the tie has been decided in a penalty shootout, in which Croatia clinched victory, scoring three penalties to Japan's one.

The deadlock was broken on the 43rd minute when Daizen Maeda found the net, putting Japan ahead. Ivan Perisic then scored, bringing the match to a 1-1 conclusion.

Following their win against Spain in Group E on December 1, Japan National Football Team head into this clash with renewed confidence. However, their defense has shown cracks, with goals conceded across four consecutive matches.

Croatia prepare for this game after drawing with Belgium on December 1, pushing their unbeaten streak to nine games.

This FIFA World Cup clash features attacking talents who have defined the campaigns of Japan National Football Team and Croatia National Football Team. Japan’s top finisher Mitoma Kaoru and Ao Tanaka have played important roles in ensuring their attack, guided by Hajime Moriyasu, remains effective. Doan has emerged as Japan’s leading scorer in FIFA World Cup this season, netting two goals, with Ito topping their assist tally in the competition with one. Japan have also relied on Daichi Kamada, Takuma Asano and Gaku Shibasaki to energize their attack through key shots and passes.

Meanwhile, Croatia’s leading scorer Andrej Kramaric and Ivan Perisic have played significant roles in the team’s attack, with Zlatko Dalic at the helm, each providing decisive moments in their offensive play. Kramaric has already scored two goals in FIFA World Cup this season, while Perisic has been their leading creator in the competition with two assists. Luka Modric, Marko Livaja and Lovro Majer have also played key roles, contributing with goals and assists to fuel Croatia’s attack.

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Japan - Croatia in real time.

Japan kicked off the game with Shuichi Gonda, Shogo Taniguchi, Maya Yoshida, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Yuto Nagatomo who got substituted by Kaoru Mitoma on the 64th minute, Hidemasa Morita who got substituted by Ao Tanaka on the 106th minute, Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada who got substituted by Hiroki Sakai on the 75th minute, Daizen Maeda who got substituted by Takuma Asano on the 64th minute and Ritsu Doan who got substituted by Takumi Minamino on the 87th minute as starters, with Eiji Kawashima, Daniel Schmidt, Hiroki Ito, Hiroki Sakai, Miki Yamane, Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma, Gaku Shibasaki, Yuki Soma, Ao Tanaka, Takuma Asano, Shuto Machino and Ayase Ueda on the bench.

Croatia's starting eleven were Dominik Livakovic, Borna Barisic, Josko Gvardiol, Dejan Lovren, Josip Juranovic, Marcelo Brozovic, Luka Modric who got substituted by Lovro Majer on the 99th minute, Mateo Kovacic who got substituted by Nikola Vlasic on the 99th minute, Ivan Perisic who got substituted by Mislav Orsic on the 106th minute, Bruno Petkovic who got substituted by Ante Budimir on the 62nd minute and Andrej Kramaric who got substituted by Mario Pasalic on the 68th minute, with Ivo Grbic, Ivica Ivusic, Martin Erlic, Josip Sutalo, Domagoj Vida, Kristijan Jakic, Lovro Majer, Mario Pasalic, Luka Sucic, Nikola Vlasic, Ante Budimir, Marko Livaja and Mislav Orsic on the bench.

Stats

Explore stats from Japan vs Croatia on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

  • Ball Possession: 42 - 58
  • Total Attempts: 8 - 10
  • Shots On Target: 4 - 4
  • Fouls: 13 - 16
  • Corners: 8 - 5
  • Throw-Ins: 28 - 28
  • Saves: 3 - 3
  • Free Kicks: 16 - 16

Referee showed the yellow card twice throughout the game. Mateo Kovacic and Borna Barisic were the ones to receive it.

Recent Form

Japan are coming off a win in their last match against Spain, while Croatia's most recent outing ended in a draw against Belgium. Overall, Japan have won twelve of their last twenty matches, losing six and drawing two, while over their most recent twenty games, Croatia have claimed twelve victories, suffered two defeats, and drawn six times.

  • Croatia have gone 9 consecutive matches without a defeat.
  • Japan have gone 5 consecutive home matches without a draw.
  • Japan have failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 4 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Japan and Croatia in real time. You can watch the goals by Daizen Maeda and Ivan Perisic as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Japan - Croatia are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.

Live Commentary

  1. Pen
    1 - 3 On Penalties
    Croatia wins the shootout.
  2. 11M
    Penalty Shootout
    Japan 1, Croatia 1. The winner will be decided in a penalty shootout
  3. 116'
    Borna Barisic is shown the yellow card.
  4. 106'
    Substitution for Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Ivan Perisic
  5. 106'
    Substitution for Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Ante Budimir
  6. 106'
    Substitution for Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Hidemasa Morita
  7. 99'
    Substitution for Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Luka Modric
  8. 99'
    Substitution for Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Mateo Kovacic
  9. ET
    Extra Time
    90 minutes couldn't decide the winner. Extra time will be played.
  10. 90'
    Mateo Kovacic is shown the yellow card.
  11. 87'
    Substitution for Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Ritsu Doan
  12. 75'
    Substitution for Japan. Hiroki Sakai replaces Daichi Kamada
  13. 68'
    Substitution for Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Andrej Kramaric
  14. 64'
    Substitution for Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Daizen Maeda
  15. 64'
    Substitution for Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Yuto Nagatomo
  16. 62'
    Substitution for Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Bruno Petkovic
  17. 55'
    1 - 1
    Ivan Perisic scores for Croatia, assisted by Dejan Lovren.
  18. 2T
    Kick-off
    Second half begins
  19. HT
    Half-Time - 1 : 0
    First half ends.
  20. 43'
    1 - 0
    Daizen Maeda scores for Japan, assisted by Maya Yoshida.
  21. 1T
    Kick-off
    First half begins