Japan Football Formation

Lineup (3-4-2-1)

Japan Vs Croatia - World Cup Round of 16 Game N5 (05/12/2022)

GK GONDA
CB TOMIYASU
CB/SWP YOSHIDA
CB TANIGUCHI
RB/RWB J. ITO Ito
LB/LWB NAGATOMO
DMF ENDO
DMF MORITA
AMF DŌAN
AMF KAMADA
CF MAEDA

Substitutions: Mitoma for Nagatomo (63 mn), Asano for Maeda (63 mn), Sakai for Kamada (74 mn), Minamino for Dōan (86 mn) and Tanaka for Morita (106 mn - Extra Time)
Notes: Itakura was suspended for this game
Sakai played as RB/RWB, this relocated Junya Ito as left AMF for a couple of minutes
Minamino played as left AMF, this relocated Junya Ito as right AMF

Captained by: Maya Yoshida
Short Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Ritsu Dōan
/Daichi Kamada/Hidemasa Morita/Junya Ito/Takehiro Tomiyasu (Taken with both feet)/Maya Yoshida/Shūichi Gonda
Free Kick 2: Daichi Kamada/Ritsu Dōan
Left Corner: Daichi Kamada/Junya Ito
Right Corner: Junya Ito/Ritsu Dōan
Penalty: -
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Takehiro Tomiyasu, Maya Yoshida, Shogo Taniguchi, Wataru Endo

Team Strategy

*Counter Attack
*Right Side Attack
*Left Side Attack
*Change Sides: Doan/Kamada | Endo/Morita | Endo/Tanaka
*Ball Possession ATT - Optional, after the first 30 minutes of the First Half