Japan vs Croatia match stats & report
1–1 After penalties
Japan drew with Croatia 1–1 in the World Cup (Round of 16) on 5 December 2022. Croatia had 58% of the ball.
Japan vs Croatia match statistics
- 42% Ball possession 58%
- 13 Total shots 17
- 4 Shots on target 4
- 5 Shots off target 6
- 4 Blocked shots 7
- 5 Shots inside the box 9
- 8 Corners 5
- 13 Fouls 16
- 3 Offsides 0
- 0 Yellow cards 2
- 524 Passes 725
- 75% Pass accuracy 84%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 3
Goals and cards
- 43' Goal D. Maeda (assist M. Yoshida) Japan
- 55' Goal I. Perišić (assist Dejan Lovren) Croatia
- 90' Yellow card M. Kovačić Croatia
- 116' Yellow card B. Barišić Croatia
Penalty shoot-out: 1–3
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Japan
Bench K. Mitoma , T. Asano , Hiroki Sakai , T. Minamino , A. Tanaka , G. Shibasaki , Y. Soma , D. Schmidt , A. Ueda , S. Machino , H. Ito , M. Yamane , Eiji Kawashima
Croatia
Bench A. Budimir , Mario Pašalić , L. Majer , N. Vlašić , M. Oršić , Marko Livaja , L. Sučić , J. Sutalo , K. Jakic , I. Ivušić , M. Erlic , D. Vida , I. Grbić
Form guide
Japan at home
7–3–0 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.9 per game
- Conceded
- 0.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 3.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.9 per game
32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Croatia away
4–1–4 in 9 matches
- Scored
- 1.4 per game
- Conceded
- 1.9 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 9
- Corners
- 3.5 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.8 per game
23% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 9 matches — treat these numbers lightly.