Japan vs Croatia in the FIFA World Cup 2024 round of 16 match at Al Janub Stadium in Qatar on Monday. Japan beat Germany and Spain in their group stage matches. They were top of Group E with six points. Meanwhile, Croatia is second in Group F with five points. This will be the third time Japan and Croatia will face each other on the World Cup stage. Japan lost 1-0 to Croatia in 1998. In the 2006 World Cup, the match ended goalless again.
Japan vs Croatia Live Match:
In the group stage, Japan was in Group E. Along with Japan were the two strongest teams in the current football world, Spain and Germany. Japan gave a thumbs up to these two World Cup winning teams as they emerged as group champions in the round of 16 today. They took 6 points from 3 matches in the group stage. Japan conceded 3 goals and conceded 4 goals.
Croatia in Round of 16 with 2nd place from F-Group. 1st place in this group was Morocco. Morocco are in the round of 16 with 7 points and Croatia 5 points. Oxford Formula finalist Belgium has been eliminated from this group. In the group stage, Quesia scored 4 goals and conceded only 1 goal. It should be noted that in the group stage, Croatia did not lose a single match and won only 1 match. They drew the remaining two matches.
Japan vs Croatia live on TV channel:
- Bangladesh: BTV, Gazi TV, T-Sports
- India: Sports18, Sports18 HD, Sony TV Networks
- Pakistan: ARY Digital Network
- Nepal: Media Hub Private Limited
- Indian Subcontinent: Sony Network
- Saudi Arabia: beIN Sports (TV & App)
Japan vs Croatia live match in Bangladesh:
FIFA World Cup is streaming in good quality on Bangladeshi mobile apps Toffee. Every FIFA World Cup match is broadcasted on Toffee without any buffering. There are two ways to watch matches in the Toffee app, one is free and the other is premium. Premium does not only show advertisements or ads. In contrast, a 10-second advertisement appears in the free version both before and after the game. So Toffee Application will be the first choice after TV to watch Japan vs Croatia live match.
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Japan vs Croatia head-to-head:
Japan: In the FIFA World Rankings, Japan achieved their highest position (9th) in their history in the rankings published in March 1998, and 62nd in the rankings published in December 1992, their lowest in history. On the other hand, Japan’s highest position in World Football Elo Rating is 8th (which they first achieved in 2001) and their lowest position is 123rd. Japan currently got the rank 23 with a rating of 1553.44.
Croatia: In the FIFA World Rankings, Croatia achieved their highest position (3rd) in their history in the January 1999 ranking, and 125th in the March 1994 ranking, their lowest in history. On the other hand, Croatia’s highest position in World Football Elo Rating is 5th (which they first achieved in 1998) and the lowest position is 26th. Croatia is currently ranked 16 with a rating of 1621.11.
Japan vs Croatia prediction:
Croatia is defensively adept enough to avoid giving up two goals to Japan, unlike Germany and Spain after the break. On this Japan team, the cat is kind of out of the bag, which Croatia should take advantage of.
Croatia doesn’t have enough offensive strength to score more than once in a knockout stage match against an opponent, but I still expect the Asian nation to find at least one. There will be penalties and extra time in this game.
