Japan vs Croatia Prediction,Head 2 Head, Predicted Lineup

Japan vs Croatia Head 2 Head :-

18 June 2006 – Japan 0-0 Croatia – World Cup

20 June 1998 – Japan 0-1 Croatia – World Cup

8 June 1997 – Japan 4-3 Croatia – Friendly

This will be Japan's third head-to-head meeting with Croatia, having 0-1 loss in 1998 and a draw in 2006 both in Group Stage.

Japan made it out of the group stage to the Round of 16 for the fourth time, but have never progressed beyond that, and Croatia, the others, have come from losing their 2018 finals.

Croatia have never lost in the Round of 16 on their two previous World Cup knockout stage. The European nation has finished third and second in the two times they've gone past the group stage.

Japan Overview :-

Group E topper Japan surprised everyone by defeating Germany and Spain to book their place in the Round of 16. Japan will look to make it to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 by defeating Croatia in the match to be held on 5 December.

Also Read :- 10 Teams Qualified For Group Of 16 In FIFA World Cup 2022

Croatia Overview:-

2018 FIFA World Cup runners-up Croatia's last FIFA Cup defeat was against France, this is also the reason they have not suffered a single defeat in the 2022 Qatar FIFA and they are going to play their round of 16 against Japan and Here also you will have to maintain your loop of not losing.

Japan vs Croatia Star Players :

Ritsu Doan is Japanese Winger who has became Japanese hero on Wednesday afternoon with his World Cup goal against Germany levelling the scoreline with less than 20 minutes remaining.

Luka Modric the La Liga club member controll'sthe Midfield of Croatia

Japan vs Croatia Prediction :-

Talking about Japan vs Croatia predictions, both are very strong teams and will clash with each other. While Japan beat tough teams like Germany and Spain, Croatia came through in the Round of 16 with a win over Canada and 2 draws.

Japan 1 Croatia 1 - Japan win on penalties

Japan vs. Croatia team news :-

Talking about Japan team news, their Defender Hiroki Sakai who suffered a hamstring injury against Germany was a matter of concern for them but now he is fit and will be seen playing in the knockouts.

Croatia have no known injury concerns to worry about. The only major one coming into the tournament was regarding the fitness of midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, but he played every minute of the group stage.

Japan vs. Croatia live stream, TV channel :-

This Round of 16 match will be played at the Al Janoub Stadium. Here's how you can watch the match between Japan and Croatia in different countries

When :- Monday, December 05, 2022

Time :- 10 AM EST

Where :- Al Janoub Stadium, Qatar

Where To Watch :-

In India :- Sports 18 channel and Jio TV

In UK :- BBC One

In USA :- FOX, Telemundo, fuboTV

In Canada :- CTV, TSN, RDS

In Australia :- SBS

Japan vs. Croatia Predicted Lineup :-

Japan	Croatia
S.Gonda	D.Livakovic
M.Yoshida	J.Juranovic
S.Taniguchi	J.Gvardiol
J.Ito	D.Lovren
Y.Nagatomo	B.Sosa
A.Tanaka	M.Livaja
H.Morita	M.Kovacic
D.Kamada	M.Brozovic
D.Maeda	L.Modrić
k.Itakura	Perisic Petkovic
T.Kubo	A.Kramaric