Japan 1-1 Croatia - Result & Match Stats (World Cup)

Japan vs Croatia - result

Japan 1-1 Croatia in the World Cup on 5 December 2022. Scorers: Daizen Maeda for Japan; Ivan Perišić for Croatia.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Japan vs Croatia?

Japan 1-1 Croatia in the World Cup on Monday 5 December 2022. Scorers: Daizen Maeda for Japan; Ivan Perišić for Croatia.

What is Japan's recent form?

Japan's last five results read D L W L W (oldest to newest): 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

What is Croatia's recent form?

Croatia's last five results read W W D W D (oldest to newest): 3 wins and 2 draws.

Who is the standout player for Japan?

Ayase Ueda leads Japan with 5 goals across their last 10 games.

Who is the standout player for Croatia?

Ivan Perišić leads Croatia with 4 assists across their last 10 games.

Who is the referee for Japan vs Croatia?

Ismail Elfath refereed Japan vs Croatia, averaging 20.3 fouls and 3.0 yellow cards per game this season.

Japan 1-1 Croatia: match stats

Stat	Japan	Croatia
Possession	42%	58%
Shots	13	17
Shots on target	4	4
Corners	8	5
Fouls	12	16
Yellow cards	0	2
Tackles	12	14
Passes	524	725

Japan vs Croatia goals and red cards

Japan: D. Maeda 43'. Croatia: I. Perišić 55'.

Japan player leaders 2027

Shots: Yuki Soma (3).

Croatia season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	1	28 of 54
Goals against	4	53 of 54
Shots	11	36 of 54
Shots on target	2.7	45 of 54
Fouls	9.7	44 of 54
Tackles	15.7	21 of 54
Passes	444	34 of 54
Corners	3	40 of 54

Croatia player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Luka Modrić (2), Mario Pašalić (1), Lovro Majer (1).
Assists: Ivan Perišić (3), Mario Pašalić (1), Josip Stanisic (1).
Shots: Igor Matanovic (13), Ante Budimir (7), Marco Pašalić (7).
Fouls: Luka Vuskovic (10), Marin Pongracic (9), Petar Sučić (6).

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