Italy
Italy vs Croatia — FIFA World Cup
1-2
CroatiaKashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki
Going into the match, Italy had won 6, drawn 4, lost 0 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Croatia had won 5, drawn 0, lost 3 in 8, scoring 1.4.
Match report
Home form going in: Italy
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 4, lost 0 (W D W W W). 1.5 scored per game, 0.6 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Ecuador · 3 Jun 2002
- D 0-0 vs France · 3 Jul 1998
- W 1-0 vs Norway · 27 Jun 1998
- W 2-1 vs Austria · 23 Jun 1998
- W 3-0 vs Cameroon · 17 Jun 1998
- D 2-2 vs Chile · 11 Jun 1998
Away form going in: Croatia
Last 8 completed: won 5, drawn 0, lost 3 (L W L W W). 1.4 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 38% both teams scored, 38% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs Mexico · 3 Jun 2002
- W 1-2 at Netherlands · 11 Jul 1998
- L 2-1 at France · 8 Jul 1998
- W 0-3 at Germany · 4 Jul 1998
- W 0-1 at Romania · 30 Jun 1998
- L 1-0 at Argentina · 26 Jun 1998
FIFA World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |