Men's World Cup · 1998 · group stage
Japan vs Croatia
A match record linked to its tournament year, national teams, player pages and source-available events.
- Date
- Jun 20, 1998
- Stage
- group stage
- Group
- Group H
- Venue
- Stade de la Beaujoire
- City
- Nantes
- Attendance
- Not recorded
Goal events
1 recorded goal
| Minute | Scorer | Credited team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77' | Davor Šuker | Croatia | — |
Player sheets
Lineups and squad entries
Squad selection is not the same as an on-field appearance; substitutes are labeled separately.
Japan
Starting lineup
- #2 Akira Narahashi right midfielder
- #3 Naoki Soma left midfielder
- #4 Masami Ihara center back
- #6 Motohiro Yamaguchi center midfielder
- #8 Hidetoshi Nakata attacking midfielder
- #9 Masashi Nakayama center forward
- #10 Hiroshi Nanami center midfielder
- #17 Yutaka Akita center back
- #18 Shoji Jo center forward
- #19 Eisuke Nakanishi center back
- #20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi goal keeper
Substitutes who appeared
- #12 Wagner Lopes forward
- #14 Masayuki Okano forward
- #15 Hiroaki Morishima midfielder
Croatia
Starting lineup
- #1 Dražen Ladić goal keeper
- #4 Igor Štimac center back
- #6 Slaven Bilić center back
- #7 Aljoša Asanović center midfielder
- #8 Robert Prosinečki center midfielder
- #9 Davor Šuker center forward
- #13 Mario Stanić center forward
- #14 Zvonimir Soldo center back
- #17 Robert Jarni left wing back
- #20 Dario Šimić right wing back
- #21 Krunoslav Jurčić defensive midfielder
Substitutes who appeared
- #11 Silvio Marić midfielder
- #15 Igor Tudor defender
- #19 Goran Vlaović forward
Disciplinary record
5 recorded cards
| Minute | Player | Card | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26' | Robert Prosinečki | Yellow card | Croatia |
| 41' | Hiroshi Nanami | Yellow card | Japan |
| 70' | Eisuke Nakanishi | Yellow card | Japan |
| 70' | Mario Stanić | Yellow card | Croatia |
| 89' | Yutaka Akita | Yellow card | Japan |
Source: Fjelstul match dataset (pinned CSV). See source notes for provenance and coverage.