Men's World Cup · recorded head-to-head
Croatia vs Japan
Follow Croatia and Japan across 3 source-recorded World Cup meetings in 3 editions.
3Recorded meetings
3Editions represented
2Croatia wins
0Japan wins
- Croatia W–D–L
- 2–1–0
- Japan W–D–L
- 0–1–2
- Recorded match goals
- Croatia 2–1 Japan
- Editions in this record
- 1998, 2006, 2022
Archive scope: This page compares 3 source-recorded matches across 3 editions. The Atlas match archive is incomplete for some historical tournaments, so these totals should not be read as a definitive all-time record.
Meeting ledger
3 recorded match reports
Chronological source records, oldest to newest.
| Edition | Date | Stage | Fixture | Score | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Jun 20, 1998 | group stage | Japan vs Croatia | 0–1 | Match report |
| 2006 | Jun 18, 2006 | group stage | Japan vs Croatia | 0–0 | Match report |
| 2022 | Dec 5, 2022 | round of 16 | Japan vs Croatia | 1–1 (1–3 pens) | Match report |
A penalty-shootout winner counts as the match winner in the W–D–L record. Goal totals use the recorded match score; shoot-out kicks are not counted as match goals. Every row links to its edition and match report.
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