Japan vs Croatia Prediction 5 December 2022

On Monday evening, the national teams of Japan and Croatia in a head-to-head duel will determine the winner for the ticket to the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals.

The performance of Japan at the group stage broke all the records of sensation. On the way to the first place in group E, they defeated a priori more status Germany (2-1) and Spain (2-1), and also lost 0-1 to Costa Rica sensationally. With such results from the Blue Samurai you can expect anything.

Croatia, on the other hand, elegantly broke the resistance of Canada (4-1) and had a nil-nil draw twice with Morocco and Belgium. As a result, an ironclad second position in their quartet with five points and the statistics of goals 4-1. Let us remind you that at the previous World Cup, the Checkered reached the final for the first time in history.

Both teams are worthy of each other, so we won’t be surprised if the fate of their confrontation does not decide in regular time. It is unlikely that we will see the burning extravaganza, because each mistake at such a late stage in the tournament is very expensive.