The round of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been pretty intriguing so far but for the most part, there haven t been all too many surprises. That continued to be the case yesterday afternoon as Japan went head to head with Croatia, in a game that many weren t able to call.
In the end, it was the European side who managed to come away with the win and a place in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Tight and tense
This was more a game of moments than anything else which has been a pretty popular trend thus far. Japan started brightly with Croatia needing one moment of brilliance to fight their way back into it, and as we progress through the latter stages, we expect to see this trend continue. It isn t always going to be pretty but it s certainly going to provide us …