This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
Japan 0-1 Croatia - June 20, 1998 / World Cup 1998
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup 1998 - Group H
JAP
0
HT
JAP
46
46' - Substitution
Igor Stimacis substituted by Goran Vlaovic
46' - Substitution
Igor Stimacis substituted by Goran Vlaovic
61' - Substitution
Masashi Nakayamais substituted by Masayuki Okano6167
67' - Substitution
Robert Prosineckiis substituted by Silvio Maric
67' - Substitution
Robert Prosineckiis substituted by Silvio Maric77
77' - Goal
Davor Suker
77' - Goal
Davor Suker
79' - Substitution
Akira Narahashiis substituted by Hiraoki Morishima79
84' - Substitution
Hiroshi Nanamiis substituted by Wagner Lopes8488
88' - Substitution
Mario Stanicis substituted by Igor Tudor
88' - Substitution
Mario Stanicis substituted by Igor Tudor
FT
CRO
CRO
Team line-ups
Japan
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | G |
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 22 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Akira Narahashi | 79 | 26 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | D |
Yutaka Akita | 27 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Naoki Soma | 26 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 19 | D |
Eisuke Nakanishi | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Masami Ihara | 30 | 118 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | M |
Hiroshi Nanami | 84 | 25 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | M |
Motohiro Yamaguchi | 29 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Hidetoshi Nakata | 21 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | F |
Masashi Nakayama | 61 | 30 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 18 | F |
Shoji Jo | 23 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
42
Croatia
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Drazen Ladic | 35 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Igor Stimac | 46 | 30 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | D |
Slaven Bilic | 29 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | D |
Dario Simic | 22 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | D |
Zvonimir Soldo | 30 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | F |
Mario Stanic | 88 | 26 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Aljosa Asanovic | 32 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 21 | M |
Krunoslav Jurcic | 28 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | D |
Robert Jarni | 29 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Robert Prosinecki | 67 | 29 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Davor Suker | 77 | 30 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
29.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
31
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | M |
Hiraoki Morishima | 79 | 26 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | F |
Wagner Lopes | 84 | 29 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | F |
Masayuki Okano | 61 | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | D |
Igor Tudor | 88 | 20 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | M |
Silvio Maric | 67 | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Goran Vlaovic | 46 | 25 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Krunoslav Jurcic
IN
Zvonimir Boban
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
41
15
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Okada vs Croatia
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 20, 1998
Okada vs Blazevic
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 20, 1998
Manager
Age
Match num
63
45
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Blazevic vs Japan
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 20, 1998
Blazevic vs Okada
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 20, 1998
Referee
Ramesh Ramdhan
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Japan1 match | General total | Croatia1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Japan1 match | Season total | Croatia1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on June 20, 1998 | Latest figure on June 20, 1998 | |||||||
Videos
July 08, 2010
Key figures
Croatia keeps its 4 consecutive wins running (since 03/06/1998). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 15/11/1995-10/04/1996 time period (5 matches).
Croatia keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a loss surterrainneutre running (since 08/10/1996). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 16/06/1996 (2 matches)
Japan keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a draw surterrainneutre running (since 13/02/1997). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 01/10/1990 (7 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | VMacau 0-10 Japan25/03/1997 | VNepal 0-6 Japan27/03/1997 | VIran 2-3 Japan16/11/1997 | LMexico 2-1 Japan31/05/1998 | LSerbia and Montenegro 1-0 Japan03/06/1998 | LArgentina 1-0 Japan14/06/1998 |
| Overall | LSouth Korea 2-1 Japan01/04/1998 | DJapan 1-1 Paraguay17/05/1998 | DJapan 0-0 Czech Republic24/05/1998 | LMexico 2-1 Japan31/05/1998 | LSerbia and Montenegro 1-0 Japan03/06/1998 | LArgentina 1-0 Japan14/06/1998 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | LPortugal 3-0 Croatia19/06/1996 | LGermany 2-1 Croatia23/06/1996 | VBosnia and Herzegovina 1-4 Croatia08/10/1996 | DCroatia 1-1 Czech Republic12/12/1996 | DCroatia 1-1 Turkey12/06/1997 | VCroatia 3-1 Jamaica14/06/1998 |
| Overall | DUkraine 1-1 Croatia15/11/1997 | VCroatia 4-1 Poland22/04/1998 | LCroatia 1-2 Slovakia29/05/1998 | VCroatia 2-0 Iran03/06/1998 | VCroatia 7-0 Australia06/06/1998 | VCroatia 3-1 Jamaica14/06/1998 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 3 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 7 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 20 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
Bookings
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Mario Stanic | |
||
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Mario Stanic | |
||
| - | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Mario Stanic | |
||
| - | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Mario Stanic | |
||
| - | The fittest player | 1 goal, 1 assist during the last match | Mario Stanic | |
Historical head to head
Home
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
4 gf
3 ga
Total
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
4 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Away
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
3 gf
4 ga
Total
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
3 gf
4 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 3 |
June 08, 1997 |
| Neutral ground | No success yet | |
Largest victory
No success yetBest historical scorers against Croatia
 |
Kazuyoshi Miura | 2 goals | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Hiraoki Morishima | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Takashi Hirano | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/06/1997. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Japan
 |
Aljosa Asanovic | 2 goals | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Goran Vlaovic | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/06/1997. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Croatia
 |
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Teruyoshi Ito | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Naoki Soma | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Yutaka Akita | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Hiroshi Nanami | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Yasuto Honda | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 08/06/1997. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Japan
|
Andrija Balajic | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Drazen Ladic | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Krunoslav Jurcic | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Dubravko Pavlicic | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Igor Cvitanovic | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Darko Butorovic | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
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Competition info
The other matches
June 14, 1998
June 21, 1998
June 26, 1998
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