Japan 0 vs. Croatia 0 in the 2006 World Cup
Information about the 1st Round Group F game played in the 2006 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Croatia and Japan with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.
Game played in the 2006 World Cup, 1st Round Group F
Date: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Game Data:
Players
 Japan |
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| Pos | Je | Player | ||
| Starters | ||||
| GK | 23. | |
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| DF | 5. | |
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| DF | 14. | |
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| DF | 21. | |
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| DF | 22. | |
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| MF | 7. | |
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| MF | 8. | |
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| MF | 10. | |
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| MF | 15. |
46'
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| FW | 9. |
85'
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| FW | 13. |
61'
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| Entered | ||||
| MF | 17. |
46'
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| FW | 16. |
85'
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| FW | 20. |
61'
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| Other Reserves | ||||
| GK | 1. | |
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| GK | 12. | |
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| DF | 2. | |
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| DF | 3. | |
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| DF | 6. | |
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| DF | 19. | |
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| MF | 4. | |
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| MF | 18. | |
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| FW | 11. | |
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| Coach: Zico | ||||
 Croatia |
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| Pos | Je | Player | |
| Starters | |||
| GK | 1. | |
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| DF | 3. | |
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| DF | 4. | |
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| DF | 5. |
70'
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| DF | 7. | |
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| MF | 2. |
87'
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| MF | 8. | |
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| MF | 10. |
Niko Kovac
(C)
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| MF | 19. |
78'
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| FW | 9. | |
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| FW | 17. | |
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| Entered | |||
| MF | 14. |
78'
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| FW | 18. |
70'
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| FW | 22. |
87'
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| Other Reserves | |||
| GK | 12. | |
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| GK | 23. | |
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| DF | 11. | |
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| DF | 13. | |
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| MF | 6. | |
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| MF | 15. | |
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| MF | 16. | |
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| MF | 20. | |
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| FW | 21. | |
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| Coach: Zlatko Kranjcar | |||
Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time
Cards
National Team |
Player |
Card and Minutes |
| Japan
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Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | 21' yellow card |
| Croatia
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Robert Kovac | 32' yellow card |
| Japan
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Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 42' yellow card |
| Croatia
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Darijo Srna | 69' yellow card |
| Japan
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Alessandro Santos | 72' yellow card |
Substitutions
| Japan |
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Minute
46
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Junichi Inamoto | replaced |
Takashi Fukunishi | ||
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Minute
61
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Keiji Tamada | replaced |
Atsushi Yanagisawa | ||
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Minute
85
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Masashi Oguro | replaced |
Naohiro Takahara | ||
| Croatia |
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Minute
70
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Ivica Olic | replaced |
Igor Tudor | ||
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Minute
78
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Luka Modric | replaced |
Niko Kranjcar | ||
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Minute
87
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Ivan Bosnjak | replaced |
Darijo Srna | ||