A poster few predictors can predict. However, Japan and Croatia will decide to buy a ticket for the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar on Monday (December 5th). The Japanese followed an exceptional path, in a word. If football fans remember their very good run at the 2018 World Cup held in Russia, then Hajime Moriyasu’s men went one step further in this competition. Samurai Blue also offered them the luxury of finishing first, beyond a pool-breaking performance of Spain, Germany and Costa Rica! Indeed, to everyone’s surprise, they beat the Spaniards and the Germans by a two-to-one goal on both occasions.
Performances that earn them the respect of the football world and make them an opponent not to be taken lightly. Against them is Croatia, the last World Cup finalist. While they weren’t particularly impressive in this group stage, Luka Modric’s teammates did the job. They conceded two draws (0-0) against Belgium and Morocco, but beat Canada (4-1) to take second place in group D, thus securing their eighth final ticket. Even if they have not been unanimous since the start of the competition, there are outstanding players in the ranks of the checkered team who can raise their level of play in the next matches. We should also not forget that Croatia managed to reach the final of the last World Cup without even shining. And even though they had to go to overtime in the eighth, quarter and semi-finals, they showed great strength of character.
The round of 16 played between Japan and Croatia can be watched live on BeIN Sports starting at 16:00 on Monday, December 5th.
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Source: Programme Television
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