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  • FT: Japan 1-1 Croatia (1-3 on pens) - Daizen Maeda opens scoring, Ivan Perisic levels

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  1. Postpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Peter Schmeichel
    Former Manchester United goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think that is the right substitution, Petkovic has not been very good tonight. No impact on the game whatsoever.

    Let's see if Budimir can have one.

  2. Postpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Ivan Perisic is one of only four players to have scored a goal at each of the last three World Cups, after Xherdan Shaqiri, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

  3. Postpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    That's on a plate. There was a deflection in there somewhere. It was seven, eight yards out. Just hit the target.

  4. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Big chance for the big Croatia sub.

    Andrej Kramaric's deflected shot lands on the head of the unmarked Ante Budimir, who puts it wide from about eight yards.

  5. Postpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    Maeda has been really really, good today. He caused a lot of problems particularly in that first half and got himself a goal.

  6. Postpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Ivan Perisic's goal was his first in 28 games for club and country. He last netted on the final day of the Serie A season for Inter Milan.

    Here is his goal.

  7. 'Will the experience of Croatia now take over?'published at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Peter Schmeichel
    Former Manchester United goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    How are Japan going to react to be being pegged back? Are they going to have this same energy?

    They have only been ahead for a short period of time in the game. Will the experience of Croatia now take over?

  8. Postpublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Since his debut for Croatia at a major tournament in 2012, only Cristiano Ronaldo (21 - 17 goals, four assists) has been involved in more goals among European players than Ivan Perisic (17 - 10 goals, seven assists).

  9. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 64 mins

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Japan bring off goalscorer Daizen Maeda and Yuto Nagatomo for Takuma Asano and Kaoru Mitoma.

  10. Postpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Only Davor Suker (45) has scored more goals in all competitions for Croatia than Ivan Perisic (33), who pulls level with Mario Mandzukic.

  11. Postpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    Modric hits it really well. It bounces up lovely and he tries to dip it over the keeper. Gonda was ready for the task at hand and dealt with it really well.

  12. Postpublished at 63 mins

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Almost vintage Luka Modric. He lets the ball bounce and hits a sweet rising and dipping half-volley from 20 yards which the keeper tips over.

    Luka ModricImage source, Getty Images
  13. Postpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    Petkovic was already running over, he knew that he's had a poor poor game. It happens.

  14. Postpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    A Croatia goal made in the 1980s by Dejan Lovren and Ivan Perisic, who were both born in 1989 and hold almost 200 international caps between them.

    Croatia goalImage source, Opta
  15. Postpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    Doan is causing a lot of problems for Croatia. He is playing through the lines really well. Doan is just falling as he hits it and getting dragged to the ground by Barisic. Japan are not going to go away. They still look like the better side to me.

  16. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 62 mins

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Croatia bring on Osasuna striker Ante Budimir for Dinamo Zagreb's Bruno Petkovic.

  17. Postpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Shamoon Hafez
    BBC Sport at Al Janoub Stadium

    Six of Croatia's last seven knockout games at World Cups and Euros have gone to extra-time, the exception being the 2018 final loss to France.

    Strap yourselves in.

  18. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Japan's Ritsu Doan seems to hurt himself as he takes a snap-shot from the edge of the box. It's straight at the keeper.

  19. Postpublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2022

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Ivan Perisic equals Davor Suker as Croatia's leading World Cup goalscorer with six each.

    Perisic (10) has scored the most goals for Croatia at Euros and World Cups combined, surpassing Suker's nine.

  20. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    This game has come to life now. Ivan Perisic runs down the left and cuts into the box but the ball just gets away from him.