On December 5, a match between the national teams of Japan and Croatia will take place in El-Wakr in the framework of the 1/8 finals of the World Cup. For a long time, the teams did not meet each other on the football field. Two full-time matches of these national teams were not distinguished by high performance. Can we expect a spectacular game with a lot of goals between the "blue samurai" and "fiery" in Qatar? – you will find out in our forecast.
Japan
The Japanese advanced to the next round of the world Football championship from the first place of Group E.With three goals conceded, the Japanese national team hit the gates of its opponents four times. The "Blue Samurai" beat such serious rivals as the national teams of Spain and Germany. Losing by one goal after the first half to the "German machine", the Japanese defeated the Eagles in the match of the first round of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Japanese national team lost to Costa Ricans with a minimum score in the game of the next round of the World Cup. In the final match of the group stage, the outcome of the Blue Samurai's meeting with the Spaniards also depended on the fate of the Bundestim World Cup. But the "red fury" could not help the "eagles" from Germany. The Japanese, having missed the first, beat the Spanish national team with a score of 2:1.
Croatia
"Checkers" went to 1/8 of the World Championship from the second place of group F.With four goals scored, the Croatian national team conceded only one goal. We have not lost a single match in the Fiery group. In the match of the 1st round of the 2022 World Cup, the Croats parted in peace with the national team of Morocco. The game did not please the fans with goals scored. Having conceded first in the second minute of the match, with a big score, the Croatian national team won over the Canadians. The checkers rolled out a zero draw with the Belgian national team in the game of the third round of the World Cup in Qatar. The Croats' last meeting with the Japanese at the 2006 World Cup also ended in a 0-0 draw.
Figures and statistics:The Japanese lost three out of ten extreme matches
- The Flames have suffered one defeat in ten football matches recently
- Both face-to-face meetings of the national teams ended with the outcome of "total less than 2.5 goals per game".
Forecast With all due respect to the rivals in the group of the Croatian national team, but the opponents of the Japanese were more eminent.
The "Blue Samurai" did not allow the German team to get out of the group and in 1/8 they will prevent the Croats from going further. Our forecast: the victory of the Japanese national team. The coefficient is 3.80.
