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World Cup 2022: Japan 1-1 Croatia – Japan and the poor box defending – Analysis
Japan were balanced or better in all aspects of the game except one, penalty box defence, and Croatia took advantage of this to score the equaliser, go to extra time and win on penalties.
Tactical Analysis
Cross
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Set-pieces
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Defensive transition
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