The round of 16 continues in this World Cup in Qatar. This Monday, December 5, Croatia of Luka Modric, vice-world champion, faces Japan for a place in quarter.
The hour of champions. This Monday, December 5, Croatia, vice-world champion, challenges Japan in the round of 16. To continue his career in the World Cup, the Vatreni count more than ever on Luka Modric. In a press conference, Zlatko Dalic, Croatia coach, spoke about his Golden Ball: “I cannot compliment Luka Modric enough for his performance. This will not be the last tournament he will participate in for Croatia. He is professional in the way he speaks, in his training as well as in his unparalleled self-improvement work.”
On the eve of this Japan – Croatia, coach Hajime Moriyasu expressed his feelings on Modric’s tape: “They have several good players. We have a lot of respect for Croatia. They can adapt to different types of play. They are very tenacious, but we are confident. We will have to be more aggressive compared to the matches against Spain and Germany.”
This round of 16 of the World Cup, Japan – Croatia, will be played on the lawn of Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah. The kick-off will be given at 4:00 p.m. by Mr. Elfath (USA).
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- Japan’s probable XI: Gonda – Nagatomo, Taniguchi, Yoshida, Itakura, Ito – Morita, Tanaka – Kamada, Maeda, Kubo.
- Croatia’s probable XI: Livakovic – Sosa, Gvardiol, Lovren, Juranovic – Brozovic, Kovacic, Modric – Perisic, Kramaric, Livaja.
- Betclic: Japan (3.90) – Draw (3.35) – Croatia (2.02).
- Unibet: Japan (3.82) – Draw (3.35) – Croatia (2.00).