Germany is destroyed, Japan is the leader! Incredible night at the World Cup…

Japan vs Spain, Costa Rica vs Germany in Group E of the 2022 World Cup. On a night in which the calculations constantly changed in the second half, Japan, who defeated Spain with a surprise result, finished top of the group, while that Germany, which narrowly surpassed Costa Rica, finished third on average and said goodbye to the tournament. Spain, meanwhile, clinched tickets to the round of 16 thanks to a 7-0 win over Costa Rica in the first group game.

Failing to win the first two matches, Germany planned to beat Costa Rica in another way and wait for the outcome of the Japan-Spain match. But Costa Rica frustrated the whole plan of the ‘Panzers’. Closing the first half up 1-0 with Serge Gnabry’s goal, Germany fell back 2-1 with goals from Yeltsin Tejeda in the 58th minute and Juan Pablo Vargas in the 70th minute. Kai Havertz, who entered the game later, led the way. to 2-2 in 73, and it was the name that gave Germany a 3-2 lead in 85. The last goal of the game was scored by Niclas Füllkrug in 90+1 and Germany won 4-2.

IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO BEAT GERMANY

Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas could not avoid defeat despite his saves, but this victory was not enough for Germany. Germany, who scored 4 points and equaled their points with Spain, finished the group in third place and said goodbye to the tournament, falling behind Spain, which has an average of +6. Despite 4 goals against Costa Rica, Germany was able to achieve an average of +1. Costa Rica, which had a 2-1 lead against Germany for a while and had a chance to advance to the round of 16, came off the field defeated when they couldn’t maintain their superiority and took last place with 3 points.

JAPANESE MIRACLE

Japan, who started the tournament with a surprise by beating Germany in their first group game, also achieved a shocking result against Spain. Ending the first half up 1-0 with Álvaro Morata’s goal, Spain was surprised by what happened in the three minutes of the second half.

SPAIN SECOND WITH AVERAGE

Bringing the score to 1-1 with Ritsu Doan’s goal in the 48th minute of the game, Japan took a 2-1 lead with Ao Tanaka in the 51st. When Spain’s efforts failed in the remaining minutes, Japan left the field with a victory and finished group leader with 6 points. Spain, meanwhile, won the round of 16 ticket in second position with 4 points. By defeating Costa Rica 7-0 in their first group match, Spain became the owner of the second average seat ahead of Germany thanks to this match.

COMPETITORS FROM JAPAN AND SPAIN

Finishing Group E as the leaders, Japan will face Croatia in the round of 16. Spain matched Morocco.