FIFA World Cup

Brazil won both its World Cup matches versus Croatia: group stage games in 2006 (1-0) and 2014 (3-1). In that match in 2014, Neymar scored twice on his World Cup debut on home soil in São Paulo. Oscar and Marcelo (own goal) also netted in that game.

Japan and Croatia meet at the World Cup for the third time, after the group stage in 1998 and 2006. Croatia won 1-0 in Nantes in 1998 (the only goal was by Davor ?uker in the 77th minute) and the teams played out a goalless draw in Nuremberg in 2006.

Wales ends a 64-year absence from the World Cup. The Welsh failed to score in both matches against USA: a 2-0 friendly defeat in San Jose on May 26, 2003 (goals by Landon Donovan and Eddie Lewis), and a 0-0 friendly draw in Swansea on Nov. 12, 2020.

Ecuador plays Senegal at Khalifa International Stadium in matchround three of World Cup Group A. Ecuador won their two matches against African teams in 2022, 1-0 wins against Nigeria (goal Pervis Estupiñan) and Cabo Verde (goal Jordy Caicedo).

Wales plays England at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in matchround three of Group B in the FIFA World Cup. Wales (68) has lost more matches against England than any other team. England has only won more matches versus Northern Ireland (75) than versus Wales.

Croatia and Morocco drew 0-0 in the opening round of group stage matches at the 2022 World Cup. The third-place play-off at the 2018 tournament also featured two teams that met in the group stage. Belgium defeated England in both games (1-0 and 2-0).