Japan vs Croatia round of 16 predictions: World Cup 2022

Japan take on Croatia in the round-of-16 match at the World Cup 2022 on Monday. Kashef, our artificial intelligence (AI) robot, has analysed more than 200 metrics, including the number of wins, goals scored and FIFA rankings, from matches played over the past century to see who is most likely to win. Prediction: Japan have not been easy to predict so far in this tournament. The 24th-ranked side stunned Germany (11th) in their first match, then lost to Costa Rica (31st), before pulling off another major upset by beating Spain (seventh). Croatia, who mixed two 0-0 draws with a 4-1 thrashing of Canada in the group stage, have reached the last 16 twice in five previous World Cup appearances.