Japan 1–1, 1–3 pens Croatia: 2022 World Cup match
1–11–3 on penalties
Match in one glance
JapanCroatiaGoalCard
Japan
Croatia
0′HT90′105′120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
JapanCroatia
39.2%Possession sequences60.8%
13Shots17
4On target4
1.07Expected goals (xG)0.85
582Passes796
74.9%Pass accuracy82.5%
26Corners14
13Fouls16
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1DMDaizen MaedaJapan · 1 goals0.46xG
- 2IPIvan PerišićCroatia · 1 goals0.21xG
- 3AKAndrej KramarićCroatia · 0 goals0.20xG
- 4STShogo TaniguchiJapan · 0 goals0.17xG
- 5DKDaichi KamadaJapan · 0 goals0.13xG
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentPenalty shootout
Japan
- 1Takumi Minamino×Missed
- 2Kaoru Mitoma×Missed
- 3Takuma Asano✓Scored
- 4Maya Yoshida×Missed
Croatia
- 1Nikola Vlašić✓Scored
- 2Marcelo Brozović✓Scored
- 3Marko Livaja×Missed
- 4Mario Pašalić✓Scored
Complete match timeline
JapanCroatiaGoalCardSubstitution
Japan
Croatia
0′HT90′105′120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0D. Maeda 43′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 1I. Perišić 55′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Japan
3-4-3SG
12Shūichi GondaTT
16Takehiro TomiyasuMY
22Maya YoshidaST
3Shogo TaniguchiRD
8Ritsu DōanDK
15Daichi KamadaDM
25Daizen MaedaListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 9
Kaoru Mitoma64′ - 10TMTakumi Minamino87′
- 17ATAo Tanaka106′
- 18TATakuma Asano64′
- 19HSHiroki Sakai75′
Match contributions
- Daizen Maeda⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3STShogo TaniguchiCentre-back
- 5YNYuto NagatomoLeft midfielder
- 6
Wataru EndoCentral midfielder - 8RDRitsu DōanRF
- 12SGShūichi GondaGoalkeeper
- 13HMHidemasa MoritaCentral midfielder
- 14JIJunya ItoRight midfielder
- 15DKDaichi KamadaLF
- 16TTTakehiro TomiyasuCentre-back
- 22MYMaya YoshidaCentre-back
- 25DMDaizen MaedaCentre-forward
Croatia
4-3-3DL
1Dominik LivakovićAK
9Andrej KramarićIP
4Ivan PerišićBP
16Bruno PetkovićListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 7LMLovro Majer99′
- 13NVNikola Vlašić99′
- 14MLMarko Livaja106′
- 15MPMario Pašalić68′
- 17ABAnte Budimir62′
- 18MOMislav Oršić106′
Match contributions
- Borna Barišić▰ 116′
- Ivan Perišić⚽ 1
- Mateo Kovačić▰ 90′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DLDominik LivakovićGoalkeeper
- 3BBBorna BarišićLeft-back
- 4IPIvan PerišićLF
- 6DLDejan LovrenCentre-back
- 8
Mateo KovačićCentral midfielder - 9AKAndrej KramarićRF
- 10
Luka ModrićCentral midfielder - 11MBMarcelo BrozovićDefensive midfielder
- 16BPBruno PetkovićCentre-forward
- 20
Joško GvardiolCentre-back - 22JJJosip JuranovićRight-back
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Japan
Croatia
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Japan
10%8%8%14%14%12%9%18%7%
Croatia
9%6%10%18%19%13%9%14%3%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeIsmail Elfath
Penalty shootout
Japan
- 1Takumi Minamino×Missed
- 2Kaoru Mitoma×Missed
- 3Takuma Asano✓Scored
- 4Maya Yoshida×Missed
Croatia
- 1Nikola Vlašić✓Scored
- 2Marcelo Brozović✓Scored
- 3Marko Livaja×Missed
- 4Mario Pašalić✓Scored
Team comparison
JapanCroatia
39.2%Possession sequences60.8%
13Shots17
4On target4
1.07Expected goals (xG)0.85
582Passes796
74.9%Pass accuracy82.5%
26Corners14
13Fouls16
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
1.07Japan0.85Croatia
1.07Total xG0.85
1.07Non-penalty xG0.85
0.08xG per shot0.05
4Shots on target4
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Japan1 goal · 13 shots · 1.07 xG
Croatia1 goal · 17 shots · 0.85 xG
Passing network
Japan
Croatia
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Japan
10%8%8%14%14%12%9%18%7%
Croatia
9%6%10%18%19%13%9%14%3%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
1Goals1
13Shots17
4On target4
14Dribble attempts5
Passing
582Pass attempts796
436Completed passes657
74.9%Pass accuracy82.5%
26Corners14
Defending
51Duels41
21Interceptions10
133Pressures150
13Fouls16
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsDM
Daizen MaedaJapan1Goals0Assists0.46xG
IP
Ivan PerišićCroatia1Goals0Assists0.21xG
AK
Andrej KramarićCroatia0Goals0Assists0.20xG
ST
Shogo TaniguchiJapan0Goals0Assists0.17xG
DK
Daichi KamadaJapan0Goals0Assists0.13xG
Japan
3-4-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DM Daizen MaedaStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.46 |
ST Shogo TaniguchiStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.17 |
DK Daichi KamadaStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 |
HM Hidemasa MoritaStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Wataru EndoStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.07 |
RD Ritsu DōanStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 |
| Kaoru MitomaSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 |
TM Takumi MinaminoSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
TT Takehiro TomiyasuStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
JI Junya ItoStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Croatia
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IP Ivan PerišićStarter | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.21 |
AK Andrej KramarićStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 |
AB Ante BudimirSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 |
MP Mario PašalićSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 |
LM Lovro MajerSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Joško GvardiolStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 |
ML Marko LivajaSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 |
| Luka ModrićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
| Mateo KovačićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
BB Borna BarišićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 |
MO Mislav OršićSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
MB Marcelo BrozovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
DL Dejan LovrenStarter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
JJ Josip JuranovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 2022-12-05
- Venue
- Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
- Result
- 1–1, 1–3 pens
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Japan / CroatiaJapan
Daizen Maeda43′
Croatia
Ivan Perišić55′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.