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Japan vs Croatia live streaming: When Japan face Croatia at the Al Janoub Stadium on Monday, they will look to take another impressive scalp at World Cup 2022.
It was a remarkable performance by Hajime Moriyasu’s men in Group E, where they finished ahead of Germany and Spain while the 2018 runners-up were unable to improve on their position in Group F and ended up second behind Moroccans.
Japanese coach Moriyasu’s half-time substitutions again paid dividends as Ao Tanaka’s second goal in the match propelled Japan to victory over Spain, who had taken an early lead against the Asian nation.
The Spaniards broke the deadlock just after eleven minutes when Alvaro Morata scored, but the venomous leveller of Ritsu Doan just about managed to keep the ball in play for Tanaka to settle the contest and ensure Japan’s passage to the last-16 round, and fellow half-time change Kaoru Mitoma just about kept the ball in play to complete the dreaded match.
It is no doubt a credit to any team to beat the 2010 and 2014 world champions in a single tournament, and it is by no means surprising that Japan have finally broken their cycle of last-16 placement followed by a group stage exit, having also reached the knockout phase in Russia four years ago.
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On matchday two, the Samurai Blue lost 1-0 to Costa Rica, proving that they are still a work in progress, but now they could qualify for an all-Asian quarterfinal with South Korea, if Brazil is first eliminated by their close neighbors.
It is still not clear whether Japan will make its first appearance in a quarterfinal at a World Cup and if it does, it will be on Moriyasu’s super subs to show their effectiveness as ever on Monday – having averaged just 32.3% possession in Qatar so far – but the Japanese are no strangers to facing adversity.
The Chequered Ones could very well have been headed out of the competition if Romelu Lukaku had converted any of the numerous gilt-edged opportunities he inexplicably wasted against Croatia, but the Chelsea attacker’s profligacy worked in their favor to a great extent.
With the help of resolute defending from Zlatko Dalic’s side, Josko Gvardiol also contributed to the final result with the Croatians finishing second in Group F behind Morocco and qualifying for the knockout stages by the skin of their teeth – with a 0-0 draw that saw them qualify for the knockout stages by the skin of their teeth.
In spite of Croatia’s heroics against Canada this World Cup, with a total of four goals on the board, they have had a very poor defence so far, only conceding one goal in their 13 matches in the past. As a result, they have failed to score in as many games as they did during their previous 13 games.
It’s important to note that Dalic’s side cannot take anything for granted against the counter-attacking machine that is Japan, as the Chequered Ones now have a nine-game unbeaten run across all tournaments and have won both of their previous matches at this stage.
A 4-3 defeat to Japan in their first encounter 25 years ago led Croatia to win the 1998 World Cup and draw a goalless match in the 2006 edition, but another low-scoring affair in Qatar is not out of the question in this last-16 match.
When Japan lost to Spain, manager Moriyasu saw defender Ko Itakura receive his second yellow card of the World Cup, which means he will be suspended for the last-16 match. As a result, Takehiro Tomiyasu should step in to fill his void, having also performed well on the bench during the midweek match.
After sustaining a knee injury in the summer, Wataru Endo is back in training for Stuttgart. Right-back Hiroki Sakai has also resumed training, so both players are available for selection. However, Takefusa Kubo is less certain due to a muscular problem.
As has become the norm in Qatar, the Japan boss is confronted with a dilemma in the final third, where Doan has certainly earned the right to replace the injured Kubo, but Mitoma’s efforts may not be enough to supplant Kamada.
As for Croatia, Dalic is unsure whether left-back Borna Sosa, who is suffering from a fever, will be available, while Josip Stanisic, who has a muscular complaint, is also likely to miss the match.
If Dalic is booked here, he will have no other options to choose from, while veteran duo Luka Modric and Dejan Lovren will be unable to compete in any possible quarterfinal if they are.
Both will make the starting XI, with Dalic sticking to his tried-and-tested 4-3-3 formation, but there may be scope for a few tweaks in the final third.
The goalless draw with Belgium failed to inspire Andrej Kramaric or Marko Livaja, and Dalic has many attacking options, including Bruno Petkovic, Mislav Orsic, Nikola Vlasic and Mario Pasalic.
Maeda, Kamada, Taniguchi,Gonda; Tomiyasu, Yoshida; Ito; Morita, Tanaka, Nagatomo; Doan
Kovacic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Livakovic; Juranovic, Barisic; Brozovic, Modric; Kramaric, Livaja, Perisic
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