Japan vs Croatia — FIFA World Cup
FIFA World CupWorld Cup 1998
Sat 20 Jun··Matchday 2·Group H·Neutral venue·Croatia won
Match overview
12 priority stats · full time- 6Corners1
- 3Cards2
- 13Shots20
- 3Shots on target3
- 19Fouls11
- 19Throw-ins15
- 2Offsides7
- 14Goal kicks15
- 2Saves3
- 11Tackles19
- 5Interceptions6
- 9Dribbles13
Period
Match statistics
| Japan | Statistic | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 6 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 13 | Total shots | 20 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 19 | Throw-ins | 15 |
| 2 | Offsides | 7 |
| 14 | Goal kicks | 15 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 11 | Tackles | 19 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 13 |
| 56 | Ball possession | 44 |
| 1 | Big chances | 3 |
| 414 | Passes | 325 |
| 11 | Free kicks | 19 |
| 333 | Accurate passes | 249 |
| Shots | ||
| 7 | Shots off target | 12 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 12 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 1 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 2 |
| 21 | Touches in penalty area | 15 |
| 4 | Fouled in final third | 9 |
| 2 | Offsides | 7 |
| Passing | ||
| 19 | Throw-ins | 15 |
| 7 | Accurate crosses | 6 |
| 38 | Accurate long balls | 22 |
| 82 | Final third entries | 59 |
| Duels | ||
| 39% | Duels won (%) | 61% |
| 10 | Dispossessed | 5 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 13 |
| 30% | Ground duels (%) | 51% |
| 8% | Aerial duels (%) | 8% |
| Defending | ||
| 7% | Tackles won (%) | 12% |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 19 | Clearances | 24 |
| 57 | Ball recoveries | 59 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 14 | Goal kicks | 15 |
| 0 | High claims | 4 |
| Japan | Statistic | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 3 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 7 | Total shots | 11 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 7 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 6 | Tackles | 12 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 5 |
| 54 | Ball possession | 46 |
| 1 | Big chances | 1 |
| 223 | Passes | 182 |
| 8 | Free kicks | 7 |
| 183 | Accurate passes | 144 |
| Shots | ||
| 2 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 3 | Fouled in final third | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 7 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 1 | Accurate crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Accurate long balls | 12 |
| 48 | Final third entries | 30 |
| Duels | ||
| 42% | Duels won (%) | 58% |
| 6 | Dispossessed | 3 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 5 |
| 17% | Ground duels (%) | 24% |
| 4% | Aerial duels (%) | 5% |
| Defending | ||
| 4% | Tackles won (%) | 7% |
| 4 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 10 | Clearances | 11 |
| 28 | Ball recoveries | 29 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| Japan | Statistic | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 3 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 6 | Total shots | 9 |
| 0 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 12 | Fouls | 3 |
| 12 | Throw-ins | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 10 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 0 |
| 5 | Tackles | 7 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 6 | Dribbles | 8 |
| 58 | Ball possession | 42 |
| 0 | Big chances | 2 |
| 191 | Passes | 143 |
| 3 | Free kicks | 12 |
| 150 | Accurate passes | 105 |
| Shots | ||
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 2 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 1 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| Passing | ||
| 12 | Throw-ins | 6 |
| 6 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Accurate long balls | 10 |
| 34 | Final third entries | 29 |
| Duels | ||
| 36% | Duels won (%) | 64% |
| 4 | Dispossessed | 2 |
| 6 | Dribbles | 8 |
| 13% | Ground duels (%) | 27% |
| 4% | Aerial duels (%) | 3% |
| Defending | ||
| 3% | Tackles won (%) | 5% |
| 1 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 9 | Clearances | 13 |
| 29 | Ball recoveries | 30 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 10 |
Line-ups
Japan3-4-1-2
Bench
Player ratings
Japan13 rated
Croatia13 rated
Player statistics
Japan
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidetoshi NakataMidfielder | 90′ | 8.2 | 2 | 33/40 | 3 | 7/12 | ||||||
| Masami IharaDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 30/32 | 3/6 | 1 | |||||||
| Motohiro YamaguchiMidfielder | 90′ | 6.8 | 1 | 50/66 | 1 | 1/8 | 1 | |||||
| Naoki SomaDefender | 90′ | 6.7 | 3 | 20/25 | 2 | 3/7 | 2 | |||||
| Eisuke NakanishiDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 36/42 | 4/12 | 3 | |||||||
| Yoshikatsu KawaguchiGoalkeeper | 90′ | 6.6 | 13/25 | 2 | ||||||||
| Shoji JoForward | 90′ | 6.4 | 4 | 23/26 | 3/14 | |||||||
| Yutaka AkitaDefender | 90′ | 6.4 | 33/43 | 3/6 | ||||||||
| NanamiMidfielder | 84′ | 6.7 | 60/65 | 2 | 3/11 | 1 | ||||||
| Akira NarahashiDefender | 79′ | 6.3 | 18/27 | 2/4 | ||||||||
| Masashi NakayamaForward | 61′ | 6.6 | 2 | 10/14 | 2 | 5/9 | 1 | |||||
| Masayuki OkanoForward | 29′ | 6.8 | 2/2 | 1 | 2/3 | |||||||
| Hiroaki MorishimaMidfielder | 11′ | 6.4 | 5/7 | 2/2 | 2 | |||||||
| Wagner LopesForward | 6′ | — | 1 | 0/3 | ||||||||
| Nobuyuki KojimaGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Norio OmuraDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Seigo NarazakiGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Shinji OnoMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Takashi HiranoMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Teruyoshi ItoMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Toshihide SaitoDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Toshihiro HattoriMidfielder | — | — |
Croatia
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davor ŠukerForward | 90′ | 7.9 | 1 | 11 | 13/18 | 1 | 6/13 | 1 | ||||
| Dražen LadićGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.9 | 16/26 | 3 | ||||||||
| Aljoša AsanovićMidfielder | 90′ | 7.7 | 1 | 3 | 27/32 | 4 | 4/7 | |||||
| Dario ŠimićDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 14/26 | 7/9 | 3 | |||||||
| Krunoslav JurčićMidfielder | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 24/30 | 5/6 | 2 | ||||||
| Slaven BilićDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 32/41 | 7/13 | 1 | |||||||
| Zvonimir SoldoDefender | 90′ | 7.3 | 28/31 | 1 | 5/7 | 5 | ||||||
| Robert JarniDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 1 | 18/21 | 2 | 2/4 | ||||||
| Mario StanićForward | 88′ | 7.9 | 1 | 11/17 | 1 | 9/13 | 4 | |||||
| Robert ProsinečkiMidfielder | 67′ | 7.4 | 2 | 30/34 | 2 | 2/4 | 1 | |||||
| Goran VlaovićForward | 45′ | 7.1 | 1 | 8/11 | 5/7 | 1 | ||||||
| Igor ŠtimacDefender | 45′ | 6.0 | 20/30 | 1/5 | 1 | |||||||
| Silvio MarićMidfielder | 23′ | 6.7 | 7/7 | 2 | 6/9 | |||||||
| Igor TudorDefender | 2′ | — | 1/1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Anthony ŠerićDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Ardian KoznikuForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Goran JurićDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Marijan MrmićGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Petar KrpanForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Vladimir VasiljGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Zoran MamićDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Zvonimir BobanMidfielder | — | — |
