Fifa World Cup, JPN vs CRO Highlights: Croatia go through, win shoot out
Fifa World Cup, Round of 16, Japan vs Croatia Highlights: Croatia once again have won in the knockouts as they have beaten Japan 3-1 in the penalties after the game ended 1-1 in regulation, extra time
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Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic saves three out of four penalties in the shoot out to win the Round of 16 game against Japan in Fifa World Cup 2022. Photo:@HNS_CFF
Japan vs Croatia Highlights, Round of 16 Fifa World Cup, 2022
Croatia once again won in the knockouts as they have beaten Japan 3-1 in the penalties after the game ended 1-1 in regulation time plus extra time combined. For Japan, Minamino, Maya Yoshida and Mitoma missed the penalties while Asano scored the only one. For Croatia, Pasalic, Brozovic and Vlasic scored while Livaja missed the only penalty. Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic became the ultimate hero saving three out of the four penalties. Croatia will now face the winner of the quarterfinal between Brazil and South Korea which takes place later tonight.
Full Time
JPN 1-1 CRO
After Penalty Shoot Out
JPN 1 (4)-3(4) CRO
The Preview
Japan, having stunned Spain and Germany at the group stage of teh Fifa World Cup 2022 in Qatar, is now upo against Croatia in the Round of 16. With Australia already out, the baton of Asian representation in the World Cup lies heavily on the Japanese team and with the kind of performances that they have put in, there is no doubt that they are more than capable enough of stunning the eastern european nation.
With almost the last World Cup looming large for the likes of Luka Modric, Perisic and also Kramaric going for the last Hurrah, the Croatian team would look to go one better this time around than they were last time and try and win this World Cup. To be able to do that, they would have to first get through Japan.
Whether it will be the Japanese perseverance sailing through or will Croatia's resistance and defensive game see them through, could only be known after the 90 minutes, or maybe 120 or maybe after the penalty shoot-out. Stay tuned for all that and more.
Japan Starting 11
Gonda; Tomiyasu, Yoshida, Taniguchi; Ito, Morita, Junya, Nagatomo; Doan, Maeda, Kamada
Formation- 3-4-3
Croatia Starting 11
Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Barisic; Brozovic, Kovacic, Modric; Petkovic, Kramaric, Perisic
Formation- 4-3-3
Whether it will be the Japanese perseverance sailing through or will Croatia's resistance and defensive game see them through, could only be known after the 90 minutes, or maybe 120 or maybe after the penalty shoot-out. Stay tuned for all that and more.
Japan Starting 11
Gonda; Tomiyasu, Yoshida, Taniguchi; Ito, Morita, Junya, Nagatomo; Doan, Maeda, Kamada
Formation- 3-4-3
Croatia Starting 11
Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Barisic; Brozovic, Kovacic, Modric; Petkovic, Kramaric, Perisic
Formation- 4-3-3
Fifa World Cup Round of 16 JPN vs CRO Highlights: Catch all the updates from the Round of 16 match between Japan and Croatia at the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 here
12:44 AM
JPN 1-1 CRO
JPN 1 (4)-3(4) CRO
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Match Summary
Croatia once again won in the knockouts as they have beaten Japan 3-1 in the penalties after the game ended 1-1 in regulation time plus extra time combined. For Japan, Minamino, Maya Yoshida and Mitoma missed the penalties while Asano scored the only one. For Croatia, Pasalic, Brozovic and Vlasic scored while Livaja missed the only penalty. Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic became the ultimate hero saving three out of the four penalties. Croatia will now face the winner of the quarterfinal between Brazil and South Korea which takes place later tonight.
Full Time
JPN 1-1 CRO
After Penalty Shoot Out
JPN 1 (4)-3(4) CRO
11:15 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Croatia win the penalty shoot out
Penalty Shootout
Japan Shot
It’s Minamino who has come in to shoot for the first time and he has missed the shoot, can you just believe it? The Liverpool and Monaco star just shoots straight at the Croatian Goalkeeper
Croatian player scores and the last edition’s runners-up are 1-0 ahead
Another Japanese player misses the strike and this time around it is Kaoro Mitoma
Croatia scores in the second one again as Brozovic hits the target
Asano comes to take the J third Japanese penalty and he must score and he does score. First for Japan
Livaja has hit the pole and Japan live on. But they must score now
It is Maya Yoshida and he has just not got the power or the accuracy to go through. Just didn’t look confident enough
Nikola Vlasic scores and Japan once again fail and once again Croatia are the king of the extra time and penalty shoot-out. They win it 3-1
JPN 1 (4)-3(4) CRO
11:05 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: It’s into the penalties now
120 Minutes
Croatia’s Majer had the last chance to shoot at goal, but he was just wide of it and it now seems headed to the penalties definitely as the Japanese goalkeeper takes the goal kick. This has been one great contest and kudos to Japan for fighting this hard.
JPN 1-1 CRO
10:56 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Heading to the penalties?
113 Minutes
The throw taken from outside the line was tantalizingly challenging for the Japanese goalkeeper who did well to get back to the ball in time and this game looks like headed to the penalties.
JPN 1-1 CRO
10:54 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Another set of substitutions by Croatia to get in fresh legs
10:40 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Croatia make substitutions
10:38 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: First half of the Extra-Time gets going
10:27 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Extra-Time mean advantage Croatia?
10:26 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: For the first time in Qatar, we head to Extra Time
10:25 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: At the end of 90 minutes, it’s still 1-1
Stats
10:22 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Doan with a great tackle, keeps the scoreline 1-1
10:21 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Perisic with the all-important equaliser
10:20 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: The Japanese roller-coaster in this World Cup continues
10:20 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Maeda scores, gives Japan a 1-0 lead
10:15 PM
Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: The game begins
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First Published: Dec 05 2022 | 10:05 PM IST
