- Venue
- Al Janoub Stadium ↗
- Kick-off
- 18:00 Qatar time (UTC+3)
- FIFA match number
- 53
Croatia survive Japan's lead and win the shoot-out
Maeda put Japan ahead before Perišić equalised. Neither team found a winner in extra time, and Livaković saved three penalties as Croatia won the shoot-out 3–1. Japan's victories over Germany and Spain had earned a group-winning campaign, but the quarter-final place went to Croatia.
Match statistics
FIFA post-match summary figures, including extra time. Shoot-out kicks are excluded.
| Statistic | Japan | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 |
| Attempts at goal | 12 | 16 |
| Attempts on target | 4 | 4 |
| Total passes | 532 | 735 |
| Completed passes | 414 | 624 |
| Crosses | 28 | 35 |
| Completed line breaks | 100 | 112 |
Completed line breaks count successful actions that move the ball beyond an opposition unit, using FIFA’s reporting definitions. Passing and attempts are match totals, not possession percentages.
What the result meant
Croatia advanced from the round of 16. Japan’s tournament ended here. The drawn match score and the deciding shoot-out are separate records.
Follow the campaigns
🇯🇵 Japan ↗
This was their final match at Qatar 2022.
🇭🇷 Croatia ↗
Next: Croatia v Brazil · Quarter-final
Verify the record
FIFA post-match summary: Japan v Croatia (PDF) ↗
The figures above are transcribed from this match’s report. The match context is an editorial retrospective by Qatar22 Editorial.