Today’s Games

Group H

Japan vs. Croatia

SITE: Marseille.

TIME: Noon. TV: Chs. 7, 34. RADIO: KWKW (1330 Spanish).

* ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS: Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert is serving a two-game suspension for elbowing Belgian defender Lorenzo Staelens in the chest during Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Stade de France. With Kluivert out of the lineup, Dennis Bergkamp should play more of a role than his brief second-half stint against Belgium.

* ABOUT SOUTH KOREA: Down a man for the final 60 minutes, South Korea yielded the equalizer in the 51st minute, then watched Hernandez seal Mexico’s 3-1 victory with goals in the 74th and 82nd minutes. The loss dropped South Korea’s all-time World Cup record to 0-9-3.

* OUTLOOK: Holland outshot Belgium, 23-6, and put more balls in the seats than on net. Expect the shooting percentage to improve against the South Koreans, with at least two balls finding their way into the net.