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Croatia defeated Japan on kicks to advance to the quarterfinals.
In a 3-1 shootout victory over Japan on Monday to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals, Croatia’s goalkeeper Dominic Kivakovic…
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Japan v Croatia goes to extra time
After 90 minutes, the score was tied at 1-1 between Croatia and Japan in the World Cup’s round of 16.…
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At the halfway point of the round of 16, Japan leads Croatia.
In their Monday World Cup round of 16 match, Japan led Croatia 1-0 at halftime thanks to a goal from Daizen…
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Croatia vs. Japan: What the statistics show
This will be Japan and Croatia’s third World Cup meeting. In the previous two, a 0-1 loss in 1998 and…
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With a highly contentious goal, Japan overcame a deficit to defeat Spain 2-1 and take the lead in Group E. Luis Enrique’s team needed to win out on goal differential to advance as runners-up ahead of Germany.
At the Khalifa International Stadium, Spain completely dominated the first half and appeared poised to progress in first place as…
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