Japan v Croatia, 18 June 2006

Kick-Off: 15:00 Local (1:00 BST) Assistant referees: Peter Hermans (Belgium) Walter Vromans (Belgium) Fourth official: Kevin Stott (United States) Fifth official: Gregory Barkey (United States) 0Man of the Match: Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) A penalty save from Japan's Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi denied Croatia victory, with a goalless draw not doing much to help either side's hopes of progression. Goalkeeper Kawaguchi palmed away Darijo Srna's spot-kick after Dado Prso was fouled by defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto in the first half. Croatia created the best chances, with Niko Kranjcar hitting the bar and Ivan Klasnic forcing Kawaguchi to parry. Atsushi Yanagisawa came closest for Japan but scuffed wide from four yards. Croatia will be happier with the point with Australia to come next, while Japan face the awesome task of having to beat Brazil to stand a chance of qualifying from Group F.