Japan and Croatia will heads the contest tonight with both sides bearing on mind that,one of them has to be knocked out,its very tough match for both sides and we expect to see not more than three goals scored.
Japan upset the apple cart by finishing at the summit of Group E ahead of former champions Spain and Germany. The Blue Samurai booked their spot in the last 16 with a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Spain in their final group game to progress as group winners.
Croatia were unbeaten in their last three matches in their group stages and they will be looking to extend their winning streak tonight eliminating Japan. Based on both sides,we predict both sides to score.
Japan possible starting lineup:Gonda; Tomiyasu, Taniguchi, Yoshida; Ito; Morita, Tanaka, Nagatomo; Doan, Maeda, Kamada
Croatia possible starting lineup:Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Barisic; Kovacic, Brozovic, Modric; Kramaric, Livaja, Perisic
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