Japan v Croatia Live Score

Match ends, Japan 0, Croatia 1.

Second Half ends, Japan 0, Croatia 1.

Offside, Croatia. Davor Suker is caught offside.

Offside, Croatia. Goran Vlaovic is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Davor Suker (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Tudor with a headed pass.

Attempt missed. Davor Suker (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

Yutaka Akita (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Yutaka Akita (Japan).

Davor Suker (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution, Croatia. Igor Tudor replaces Mario Stanic.

Attempt missed. Wagner Lopes (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hidetoshi Nakata with a cross.

Substitution, Japan. Wagner Lopes replaces Nanami.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Robert Jarni (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Mario Stanic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.

Foul by Nanami (Japan).

Silvio Maric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Aljosa Asanovic (Croatia).

Nanami (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Aljosa Asanovic (Croatia) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.

Substitution, Japan. Hiroaki Morishima replaces Akira Narahashi.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Silvio Maric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Goal! Japan 0, Croatia 1. Davor Suker (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aljosa Asanovic.

Foul by Nanami (Japan).

Silvio Maric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Offside, Croatia. Davor Suker is caught offside.

Foul by Shoji Jo (Japan).

Slaven Bilic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Davor Suker (Croatia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Silvio Maric.

Offside, Japan. Akira Narahashi is caught offside.

Attempt missed. Davor Suker (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.

Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan) is shown the yellow card.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Silvio Maric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Slaven Bilic (Croatia).

Attempt missed. Naoki Soma (Japan) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Masayuki Okano.

Attempt missed. Davor Suker (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Silvio Maric.

Foul by Motohiro Yamaguchi (Japan).

Goran Vlaovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution, Croatia. Silvio Maric replaces Robert Prosinecki.

Attempt missed. Davor Suker (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Jarni with a cross.

Attempt blocked. Goran Vlaovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Jarni.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Mario Stanic.

Offside, Croatia. Goran Vlaovic is caught offside.

Offside, Croatia. Goran Vlaovic is caught offside.

Foul by Yutaka Akita (Japan).

Krunoslav Jurcic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution, Japan. Masayuki Okano replaces Masashi Nakayama.

Foul by Masami Ihara (Japan).

Goran Vlaovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt missed. Shoji Jo (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nanami.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Robert Jarni.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zvonimir Soldo.

Attempt missed. Masashi Nakayama (Japan) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Naoki Soma with a cross.

Foul by Nanami (Japan).

Aljosa Asanovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt blocked. Motohiro Yamaguchi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nanami.

Foul by Shoji Jo (Japan).

Slaven Bilic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Shoji Jo (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Masashi Nakayama with a cross.

Offside, Croatia. Davor Suker is caught offside.

Foul by Dario Simic (Croatia).

Masashi Nakayama (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Slaven Bilic (Croatia).

Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Substitution, Croatia. Goran Vlaovic replaces Igor Stimac.

Second Half begins Japan 0, Croatia 0.

First Half ends, Japan 0, Croatia 0.

Attempt missed. Shoji Jo (Japan) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hidetoshi Nakata with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Dario Simic.

Attempt missed. Robert Jarni (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aljosa Asanovic.

Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Igor Stimac (Croatia).

Foul by Masashi Nakayama (Japan).

Krunoslav Jurcic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Aljosa Asanovic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Nanami (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Nanami (Japan).

Aljosa Asanovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Offside, Japan. Shoji Jo is caught offside.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Mario Stanic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Aljosa Asanovic (Croatia).

Nanami (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Naoki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Mario Stanic (Croatia).

Attempt saved. Davor Suker (Croatia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan). Assisted by Mario Stanic with a cross.

Attempt blocked. Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Naoki Soma.

Attempt saved. Masashi Nakayama (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Drazen Ladic (Croatia). Assisted by Hidetoshi Nakata.

Offside, Croatia. Mario Stanic is caught offside.

Masami Ihara (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Davor Suker (Croatia).

Foul by Shoji Jo (Japan).

Slaven Bilic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Yutaka Akita.

Attempt saved. Aljosa Asanovic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan). Assisted by Zvonimir Soldo.

Attempt missed. Robert Prosinecki (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Davor Suker.

Robert Prosinecki (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Robert Prosinecki (Croatia).

Akira Narahashi (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt saved. Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Drazen Ladic (Croatia).

Foul by Igor Stimac (Croatia).

Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zvonimir Soldo.

Masashi Nakayama (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Zvonimir Soldo (Croatia).

Attempt missed. Mario Stanic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aljosa Asanovic with a through ball following a fast break.

Offside, Croatia. Mario Stanic is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Naoki Soma (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Drazen Ladic (Croatia). Assisted by Motohiro Yamaguchi.

Attempt missed. Krunoslav Jurcic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aljosa Asanovic with a cross following a set piece situation.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Davor Suker (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt missed. Naoki Soma (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Attempt blocked. Shoji Jo (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Masashi Nakayama with a headed pass.

Attempt missed. Davor Suker (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.

Mario Stanic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Attempt missed. Davor Suker (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robert Prosinecki with a cross.

Akira Narahashi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Dangerous play by Robert Prosinecki (Croatia).

Attempt missed. Davor Suker (Croatia) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Prosinecki with a cross.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Dario Simic.

Attempt blocked. Robert Prosinecki (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Foul by Yutaka Akita (Japan).

Mario Stanic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.