The 16th game day of WC-2022 has started.

According to Apasport.az website, Japan and Croatia faced each other in the fifth game of the 1/8 final stage.

Having defeated Germany and Spain in the group, the Asians are ambitious to meet the vice-champion of the last World Cup.

At the end of the first half, Daizen Maeda put the Japanese in the lead - 1:0.

At the beginning of the second half, Ivan Perisic scored an equalizing goal - 1:1.

The rivals, who could not decide the winner in 90 minutes, had to play in the first extra time of the WC-2022.

But this half hour ended without a goal.

The series of penalties for the 1/4 finalist made it clear.

Croatia, which is more accurate in the post-game "lottery", has risen to the rank of the 8 strongest teams of the World Cup.

It should be noted that the winner of this pair will face the winner of the Brazil-South Korea duel in the 1/4 finals.

Today's match will start at 23:00 Baku time.


WC-2022


1/8 final


December 5


19:00.

Japan - Croatia - 1:1, pen.

1:3


Goals:

Daizen Maeda, 44 - Ivan Perisic, 54