Croatia 1 vs. Japan 0 in the 1998 World Cup
Information about the 1st Round Group H game played in the 1998 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Japan and Croatia with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.
Game played in the 1998 World Cup, 1st Round Group H
Date: Saturday, June 20, 1998
Game Data:
Players
 Japan |
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| Pos | Je | Player | ||
| Starters | ||||
| GK | 20. |
79'
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| DF | 2. | |
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| DF | 3. | |
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| DF | 4. |
Masami Ihara
(C)
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| DF | 17. | |
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| DF | 19. | |
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| MF | 6. | |
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| MF | 8. | |
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| MF | 10. |
84'
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| FW | 9. |
61'
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| FW | 18. | |
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| Entered | ||||
| MF | 15. |
79'
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| FW | 12. |
84'
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| FW | 14. |
61'
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| Other Reserves | ||||
| GK | 1. | |
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| GK | 21. | |
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| DF | 5. | |
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| DF | 13. | |
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| DF | 16. | |
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| MF | 7. | |
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| MF | 11. | |
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| MF | 22. | |
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| Coach: Takeshi Okada | ||||
 Croatia |
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| Pos | Je | Player | |
| Starters | |||
| GK | 1. | |
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| DF | 4. |
46'HT
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| DF | 6. | |
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| DF | 14. | |
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| DF | 20. | |
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| MF | 7. | |
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| MF | 8. |
67'
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| MF | 13. |
88'
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| MF | 17. | |
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| MF | 21. | |
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| FW | 9. |
Davor Suker
(C)
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| Entered | |||
| DF | 15. |
88'
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| MF | 11. |
67'
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| FW | 19. |
46'HT
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| Other Reserves | |||
| GK | 12. | |
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| GK | 22. | |
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| DF | 5. | |
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| DF | 18. | |
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| MF | 3. | |
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| MF | 10. | |
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| FW | 2. | |
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| FW | 16. | |
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| Coach: Miroslav Blazevic | |||
Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time
Cards
National Team |
Player |
Card and Minutes |
| Croatia
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Robert Prosinecki | 26' yellow card |
| Japan
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Hiroshi Nanami | 41' yellow card |
| Japan
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Eisuke Nakanishi | 70' yellow card |
| Croatia
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Mario Stanic | 83' yellow card |
| Japan
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Yutaka Akita | 89' yellow card |
Substitutions
| Japan |
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Minute
61
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Masayuki Okano | replaced |
Masashi Nakayama | ||
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Minute
79
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Hiroaki Morishima | replaced |
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | ||
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Minute
84
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Wagner Lopes | replaced |
Hiroshi Nanami | ||
| Croatia |
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Minute
46 (in the break)
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Goran Vlaovic | replaced |
Igor Stimac | ||
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Minute
67
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Silvio Maric | replaced |
Robert Prosinecki | ||
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Minute
88
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Igor Tudor | replaced |
Mario Stanic | ||