The match took place at the Al Janoub Stadium on Monday. The main and additional time of the match ended with the score 1-1. Daizen Maeda scored for Japan in the 43rd minute, Ivan Perisic equalized in the 55th.
The Croatians beat the Japanese 3-1 on penalties. Croat goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three penalty kicks.
Silver medalist of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Croatian team will face on December 9 the winner of the Brazil-South Korea match.