Japan will face Croatia before Brazil plays South Korea on the third day of knockout-round matches at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The third day of the Qatar 2022 World Cup’s knockout stages gets under way with two elimination games scheduled for the 16th day of the tournament on December 5, 2022:
- Japan vs Croatia (Al Janoub Stadium, 6pm/15:00 GMT)
- Brazil vs South Korea (Stadium 974, 10pm/19:00 GMT)
Japan vs Croatia
In the upset-filled World Cup in Qatar, Japan has toppled two football superpowers in the group stages — paralysing Germany and later Spain — and now sets their sights on a scrappy Croatian squad, the 2018 World Cup runners-up, who have never lost a first knockout-stage game.
Croatia,…
