In the match of the 1/8 finals of the World Cup in Qatar, Croatia will compete against Japan in El-Wakra.
CroatiaZlatko Dalic's team confidently passed the group stage of the World Championship, but in the end it became only the second in Group F.
In its last match of the group stage, which was on the first of December, Croatia played far from the brightest football, but achieved the desired result for itself. Zlatko Dalic's team drew with Belgium with a score of 0:0. At the same time, Croatia showed not the worst football in attack, but it was not possible to break through Thibaut Courtois.
As a result, Croatia scored five points and lost first place in the group to Tunisia, which beat Canada in the final round of the group stage.
JapanBut Hajime Moriyasu's team made it to the playoffs of the tournament in an even more dramatic way.
In its final match of the group stage on the first of December, Japan made a big sensation and won a strong-willed victory over Spain. Japan played well from defense, which brought her success in the second half of the match. At the same time, in the first half, Spain looked much better on the field and deservedly won it with a score of 1-0, the goal was scored in the 11th minute. But after the break, Japan added a lot and eventually scored two goals in a few minutes, which completely turned the game around. In the 48th minute, Ritsu Doan sent the ball into the opponent's goal from Ito Juni's pass. And in the 51st minute, Ao Tanaka scored the winning goal from Koaru Mitoma's pass. Next, Hajime Moriyasu's team competently played defensively and eventually brought the match to victory.
ForecastCroatia is rightly considered the bookmakers' favorite in this match.
Zlatko Dalic's team will probably have a difficult match waiting for them, but still we also suggest you bet on a team from Europe.
