Croatia beat Japan on penalties to advance to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, after the last-16 tie finished 1-1 after extra time. Japan took the lead through Daizen Maeda on the ...

Japan are receiving equal parts admiration and ridicule after an “absolutely dreadful” penalty shootout in their World Cup quarter final loss to Croatia. They upset Spain and Germany to qualify for ...

Bengaluru, December 4: Japan will take on FIFA World Cup 2018 runners up Croatia in the round of 16 in FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah on Monday, the 5th of December. This ...

TOKAMACHI, Niigata Prefecture--This city might be the only municipality that will hear Japanese cheers erupt if Croatia scores against Japan at the World Cup in Qatar. The Japan-Croatia match in ...

DOHA--Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo has told his teammates they'll need to show “samurai spirit” in Monday's round-of-16 match against Croatia at the World Cup. And they'll need another quality ...

Croatia once again won in the knockouts as they have beaten Japan 3-1 in the penalties after the game ended 1-1 in regulation time plus extra time combined. For Japan, Minamino, Maya Yoshida and ...

Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three spot-kicks as Croatia beat Japan 3-1 in a penalty shootout to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the third time after an enthralling 120-minute contest ...