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