Japan 4–3 Croatia

Sunday 8 Jun 1997 · Tokyo, Japan

Japan4–3Croatia

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Japan: 1706 → 1716
Croatia: 1790 → 1781

Expected score for Japan: 52.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 4, 1997–2022.

Japan wins: 1
Draws: 2
Croatia wins: 1

Form either side

Japan

Before

12–0 v Guam 11 May 1997 · East Asian Games 1997
5–0 v Mongolia 13 May 1997 · East Asian Games 1997
2–2 v Kazakhstan 15 May 1997 · East Asian Games 1997
0–2 v China PR 17 May 1997 · East Asian Games 1997
1–1 v South Korea 21 May 1997 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Turkey 15 Jun 1997 · Kirin Cup 1997
10–0 v Macau 22 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
3–0 v Nepal 25 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Oman 28 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–3 v Brazil 13 Aug 1997 · Friendly

Croatia

Before

2–2 v Morocco 11 Dec 1996 · King Hassan II Tournament 1996
1–1 v Czech Republic 12 Dec 1996 · King Hassan II Tournament 1996
1–1 v Denmark 29 Mar 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
3–3 v Slovenia 2 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Greece 30 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

1–1 v Turkey 12 Jun 1997 · Kirin Cup 1997
3–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–3 v Denmark 10 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
3–1 v Slovenia 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–0 v Ukraine 29 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Road through the tournament

Japan

4–3 v Croatia 8 Jun 1997
1–0 v Turkey 15 Jun 1997

Croatia

3–4 v Japan 8 Jun 1997
1–1 v Turkey 12 Jun 1997

Every Japan v Croatia match4

From Japan's side.


5 Dec 2022	Croatia	1–1 (lost on pens)	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Round of 16
18 Jun 2006	Croatia	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2006	Group stage
20 Jun 1998	Croatia	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
8 Jun 1997	Croatia	4–3	Home	Kirin Cup 1997	—

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