FIFA World Cup 2022: Croatia on Monday, December 5, beat Japan 3-1 on charges at Al Janoub Stadium in the Round of 16 match. They likewise advanced to the quarterfinals.
New Delhi, UPDATED: Dec 5, 2022 23: 42 IST
FIFA WC: Croatia beat Japan on charges to book quarter-finals berth. Courtesy: AP
By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: Croatia, on Monday, December 5, advanced to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 after beating Japan 3-1 on charges at the Al Janoub Stadium.
It was likewise the 4th time that Japan got approved for the Round of 16, however stopped working to advance even more in their 7 looks in the history of the mega occasion.
Daizen Maeda offered Japan a much-needed 1-0 lead in the 43 rd minute and raised hopes of removing another huge challenger after their accomplishments over Germany and Spain in the group phase. It likewise occurred to be Maeda’s 2nd objective in only his 11 th look for Japan.
After Japan made a corner, Maya Yoshida’s header was gotten well by Maeda, who responded rapidly. The festivity for the Japanese group was temporary as Ivan Perisic offered Croatia an essential equalizer in the 55 th minute.
Dejan Lovren sent out in a cross, after which Perisic headed the ball into the objective. It was likewise the 10 th time that Perisic was straight associated with 10 objectives (6 objectives and 4 helps) worldwide Cup.
Thereafter, both Japan and Croatia hung on as the match entered into additional time. After 30 minutes of jaw-dropping action, all of it boiled down to charges, the very first of the continuous World Cup in Qatar.
In the charges, Japan missed their very first 2 objectives, after which it was just a matter of time for Croatia to go through. Mario Pasalic, Marcelo Brozovic and Nikola Vlasic discovered the web to take Croatia past the goal.
Takuma Asano was the only scorer for Japan in the charges.
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