World Cup Germany 2006 - match description
- Sun 18 Jun 2006, 14:00 BST
- Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany
- 1st Round
| Japan | 0 - 0 | Croatia |
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| Referees |
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| Referee - Frank De Bleeckere, Belgium |
| Referee's assistant - Walter Vromans, Belgium |
| Referee's assistant - Peter Hermans, Belarus |
Match events
| Match period | Time | Event | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 22 | Yellow card | Japan | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto |
| 1st Half | 22 | Missed penalty | Croatia | Darijo Srna |
| 1st Half | 32 | Yellow card | Croatia | Robert Kovac |
| 1st Half | 42 | Yellow card | Japan | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
| 2nd Half | 46 | Substitution | Japan | Leaving player - Takashi Fukunishi Entering player - Junichi Inamoto |
| 2nd Half | 62 | Substitution | Japan | Leaving player - Atsushi Yanagisawa Entering player - Keiji Tamada |
| 2nd Half | 69 | Yellow card | Croatia | Darijo Srna |
| 2nd Half | 70 | Substitution | Croatia | Leaving player - Igor Tudor Entering player - Ivica Olic |
| 2nd Half | 73 | Yellow card | Japan | Alessandro Santos |
| 2nd Half | 78 | Substitution | Croatia | Leaving player - Niko Kranjcar Entering player - Luka Modric |
| 2nd Half | 85 | Substitution | Japan | Leaving player - Naohiro Takahara Entering player - Masashi Oguro |
| 2nd Half | 87 | Substitution | Croatia | Leaving player - Darijo Srna Entering player - Ivan Bosnjak |
Japan - line-up
| Coach - Zico | Captain - Tsuneyasu Miyamoto |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shunsuke Nakamura | Midfielder | 10 | 90 |
| Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | Defender | 5 | 90 |
| Akira Kaji | Defender | 21 | 90 |
| Yuji Nakazawa | Defender | 22 | 90 |
| Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | Goalkeeper | 23 | 90 |
| Hidetoshi Nakata | Midfielder | 7 | 90 |
| Mitsuo Ogasawara | Midfielder | 8 | 90 |
| Alessandro Santos | Defender | 14 | 90 |
| Naohiro Takahara | Forward | 9 | 84 |
| Atsushi Yanagisawa | Forward | 13 | 61 |
| Takashi Fukunishi | Midfielder | 15 | 45 |
| Junichi Inamoto | Midfielder | 17 | 45 |
| Keiji Tamada | Forward | 20 | 29 |
| Masashi Oguro | Forward | 16 | 6 |
| Yasuhito Endo | Midfielder | 4 | 0 |
| Yoichi Doi | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 |
| Teruyuki Moniwa | Defender | 2 | 0 |
| Yuichi Komano | Defender | 3 | 0 |
| Koji Nakata | Defender | 6 | 0 |
| Keisuke Tsuboi | Defender | 19 | 0 |
| Seigo Narazaki | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 |
| Shinji Ono | Midfielder | 18 | 0 |
| Seiichiro Maki | Forward | 11 | 0 |
Croatia - line-up
| Coach - Zlatko Kranjcar | Captain - Niko Kovac |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stipe Pletikosa | Goalkeeper | 1 | 90 |
| Josip Simunic | Defender | 3 | 90 |
| Robert Kovac | Defender | 4 | 90 |
| Dario Simic | Defender | 7 | 90 |
| Marko Babic | Midfielder | 8 | 90 |
| Niko Kovac | Midfielder | 10 | 90 |
| Dado Prso | Forward | 9 | 90 |
| Ivan Klasnic | Forward | 17 | 90 |
| Darijo Srna | Midfielder | 2 | 86 |
| Niko Kranjcar | Midfielder | 19 | 77 |
| Igor Tudor | Defender | 5 | 69 |
| Ivica Olic | Forward | 18 | 21 |
| Luka Modric | Midfielder | 14 | 13 |
| Ivan Bosnjak | Forward | 22 | 4 |
| Anthony Seric | Midfielder | 20 | 0 |
| Bosko Balaban | Forward | 21 | 0 |
| Stjepan Tomas | Defender | 13 | 0 |
| Mario Tokic | Defender | 11 | 0 |
| Jurica Vranjes | Midfielder | 6 | 0 |
| Ivan Leko | Midfielder | 15 | 0 |
| Jerko Leko | Midfielder | 16 | 0 |
| Joey Didulica | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 |
| Tomislav Butina | Goalkeeper | 23 | 0 |