2006 FIFA World Cup Group F - Japan Vs Croatia

Japan Vs Croatia

18 June 2006
15:00
 Japan 0–0 Croatia FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
(Report)
Japan Croatia

JAPAN:
GK 23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 42'
RB 21 Akira Kaji
CB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) 21'
CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa
LB 14 Alex 72'
RM 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara
CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
CM 15 Takashi Fukunishi 46'
LM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura
CF 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa 61'
CF 9 Naohiro Takahara 85'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Junichi Inamoto 46'
FW 20 Keiji Tamada 61'
MF 16 Masashi Oguro 85'
Coach:
Zico

CROATIA:
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
CB 7 Dario Šimić
CB 4 Robert Kovač 32'
CB 3 Josip Šimunić
RM 2 Darijo Srna 69' 87'
CM 5 Igor Tudor 70'
CM 10 Niko Kovač (c)
LM 8 Marko Babić
AM 19 Niko Kranjčar 78'
CF 17 Ivan Klasnić
CF 9 Dado Pršo
Substitutions:
FW 18 Ivica Olić 70'
MF 14 Luka Modrić 78'
FW 22 Ivan Bošnjak 87'
Coach:
Zlatko Kranjčar
Wikinews has related news: Croatia and Japan share point in Group F

Man of the Match:
Hidetoshi Nakata

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans
Walter Vromans
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey

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