In the match of the 1/8 finals of the FIFA World Cup, the players of the national teams of Japan and Croatia will come face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for the exact score in the World Cup match.Japan
The Japanese national team at the current World Cup was in the same group with Germany, Spain and Costa Rica.
In such a company, the Asians were clearly not considered favorites to reach the playoffs, but after the victory in the opening round over Germany (2:1), everything changed radically. However, as part of the second round match, the Japanese unexpectedly lost to Costa Rica (0:1), and seemed to have missed their chance to get into the TOP 16 teams of the World Cup, but in the game with Spain, the Japanese managed to show their best game and win another victory - 2:1, which helped to get out of the the quartet is under the first place.Croatia
The Croatian national team, unlike its opponent today, was considered a clear contender for the playoffs.
Dalic's team fought in a group with Belgium, Canada and Morocco. In the opening match, the "checkers" painted a peaceful outcome with Morocco (0:0), after which they confidently beat Canada (4:1), and in the match of the last round they drew with Belgium – 0:0. Such results helped the Croatian team to get out of their group under the second place and get to the first Japanese.Statistics and figures:
- Croatia is the favorite of the meeting;
- The Japanese have won twice in 5 matches;
- Croatia has a 9-match unbeaten streak;
- The last face–to-face meeting of the rivals took place in 2006, at the World Cup, when the opponents drew 0-0.
Forecast In this match, with a high probability, the opponents will exchange goals.
Our bet in this match will be on the score of 1:1. At the tournament, for the first time, the audience will see extra time.
