Japan v Croatia
FIFA World Cup, Round of 16
Daizen Maeda - 43'
Ivan Perisic - 55'
Croatia advance 3-1 on penalties
Formations & Lineups
Substitutions
64'
#10T. Minamino
#8R. Doan
87'
Bench
Substitutions
Match Leaders
2
S. TaniguchiD
0 SOG, 0 G
2
4
I. PerisicF
2 SOG, 1 G
4
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None
--
--
None
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3
S. GondaG
1 GA
3
3
D. LivakovicG
1 GA
3
Game Information
Al Wakrah, Qatar
FOX
Crew Member:Ismail Elfath
Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Croatia advances 3-1 on penaltiesPenalty Shootout
CRO

Takumi Minamino#10 • Saved
1
Nikola VlasicGoal • #13
Kaoru Mitoma#9 • Saved
2
Marcelo BrozovicGoal • #11
Takuma Asano#18 • Goal
3
Marko LivajaSaved • #14
Maya Yoshida#22 • Saved
4
Mario PasalicGoal • #15
Match Timeline
KOHTFTAET
Team Stats
42%
Possession
58%
4
Shots on Goal
4
13
Shots
17
13
Fouls Committed
16
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
8
Corners Won
5
3
Saves
3
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