Japan vs Croatia: FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 Live| Kick off time, Live Streaming, When and where to watch Japan vs Croatia Live score, Teams, Prediction, Online Channel
JPN vs CRO: Japan eye another sensational performance as they face Croatia on Monday night in their Round of 16 clash at Al Janoub Stadium.
Match Details:
Teams: Japan vs Croatia
Venue: Al Janoub Stadium, Al-Wakrah, Qatar
Date: Monday 5th December, 2022
Time: 08:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.jiocinema.com/
Preview:
Japan come into this after a 2-1 win over Spain in their final Group E clash on Friday.
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This was another comeback from the Samurai Blue after they went 1-0 down to Morata’s strike before Doan and Tanaka’s efforts got them over the line. This result helped Japan top of the table with 6 points from 2 matches.
Japan will be looking to continue proving their doubters wrong as they hope to inspire the nation with another strong performance.
On the other hand, Croatia sneaked out of Group F with a point as they played out a goalless draw in their final match on Thursday.
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Lukaku had 4 clear-cut chances to kill the game and put the 2018 runners-up in trouble, but Modric & Co managed to see themselves through. With 5 points from 3 matches, Croatia sealed a 2nd place finish from group F.
The 2018 runners-up have several experienced players who need to step up against a gritty and resolute Japanese side, if they eye progress.
Both teams last met in June 2006 during the WC, where it finished goalless in Group F.
Form Guide:
Japan: WLWLD
Croatia: DWDWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Japan 2-1 Spain
Croatia 0-0 Belgium
Now that what’s you call an impact sub! 🔥
Unai Simon can’t keep out Ritsu Doan who fires past him, and sends Japan into second place in Group E! 👀 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/mOFJHlEVXp
— 90min (@90min_Football) December 1, 2022
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of JPN vs CRO in India?
The match is live streamed on Jio Cinema App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sports18-1 HD.
Team News
Itakura is the sole absentee for Japan due to bookings accumulation. Meanwhile; Croatia has no such concerns.
Luka Modric is timeless 🍷 pic.twitter.com/2EMRYkD2h7
— GOAL (@goal) December 1, 2022
Japan possible 11:
Gonda, Tomiyasu, Taniguchi, Yoshida, Ito, Morita, Tanaka, Nagatomo, Doan, Kamada and Maeda
Croatia possible 11:
Livakovic, Sosa, Gvardiol, Lovren, Juranovic, Kovacic, Brozovic, Modric, Kramaric, Livaja and Perisic
Prediction: Japan 2-1 Croatia
We see Japan getting over the line here as well as Croatia hasn’t been impressive in large extents during the group phase.
The Croatians have the experience in abundance but lack the pace and effectiveness in the middle of the park.
From their previous clash against Belgium, there was a lot missing from Croatia but they survived.
Hence, Japan can target the mid-field and use their pace to work out chances effectively.
Players to watch out for: Doan, Maeda, Perisic and Kramaric.
