Beijing time on October 5th, 23:00, the fifth match of the World Cup 1/8 final began, and the team from Asia, Japan, faced the last runner-up Croatia. Although the Japanese team reversed two strong teams in the group stage, the pre-match data analysis with Croatia showed that the possibility of Japan winning was only 23.74%, and the probability of a draw with Croatia was 28.78%, while the probability of Croatia winning was as high as 47.48%.
Japan and Croatia had a match before the 2006 World Cup, and the two teams tied with a score of 0-0. In this World Cup, the Japanese team was in the same group as Germany and Spain, and was trapped in the death group. However, in the first and last rounds, the Japanese team reversed Germany and Spain 2-1 respectively, taking the top spot in the group to advance.
Croatia played 3 group stages, except for defeating Canada 4-1, the competition with Morocco and Belgium was 0-0, pushing Belgium out of the top 16. However, the hidden danger of Croatia is that the team is older, especially the midfield core , Modric , and whether it can withstand the intensive schedule is a huge test.
The hidden danger of the Japanese team is that coach Morika Morika's use of troops and the competition with Costa Rica. Morika Morika took a big rotation of the first defeated lineup that reversed and defeated Germany, and lost 0-1. Fortunately, his opponent Spain was interested in "releasing the water" in the last round, which allowed the Japanese team to survive.
From the perspective of strength comparison, Croatia still has a certain advantage. After all, it was the runner-up in the last session, with the possibility of winning in regular time as high as 47.48%, while the possibility of a Japanese team winning is only 23.74%, and the possibility of a draw with Croatia is 28.78%. It has been upset in Germany and Spain for a row. Can the Japanese team continue to upset in the face of lattice ?
