News | History | Qualifying | Roster | Coach FEELING THE HEAT Japan, Croatia play to scoreless draw Under the oppresive Nuremberg heat and humidily, Japan and Croatia played to a scoreless tie at Franken-Stadion Sunday. Complete story NO LUCK WITH THE DRAW Croatia bounced after tying Australia, 2-2 Australia fell behind in the opening minutes of the first half and again in the second half but rallied both times to earn a 2-2 draw with Croatia at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Thursday. The result pushes the Socceroos into the second round for the first time ever while the stunned Croats go home. Complete story FEELING THE HEAT Japan, Croatia play to scoreless draw Under the oppresive Nuremberg heat and humidily, Japan and Croatia played to a scoreless tie at Franken-Stadion Sunday. Complete story KRANJCAR NAMES CROATIA ROSTER Offensive Fortunes rest with Prso, Srna Croatia coach Zlatko Kranjcar will depend on the physicality of forward Dado Prso (Rangers) and the midfield artistry of Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) to move the team through group play. Complete story   06/13 Brazil 0-1 L 06/18 Japan 0- 0 T 06/22 Australia 2-2 T Population: 4,300,000 World Cup Group: F Colors: Checkered red and white shirts, white shorts, white socks Head Coach: Zlatko Kranjcar World Cup Appearances: 3rd 6-4-0. 13 goals for, eight against. 1998 (third place), 2002 (first round).