At 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 2, the 2022 Qatar World Cup lottery ceremony was held in Doha, Qatar, and the results of the draws of each group were released, among which there is no doubt that group E, which can be called the group of death. In this group, there are Spain, Germany, Japan and another team that is the winner of Costa Rica and New Zealand. Considering that Costa Rica is far more capable than New Zealand, Costa Rica has a higher chance of qualifying for the World Cup and entering the death group.
Spain is ranked 7th in the world and has the strength to win the championship. In the World Preliminary Round, Spain was divided into Group B, played 8 group games to achieve 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, scored 19 points, and pressed Sweden to directly qualify for the World Cup as the first in the group. Germany, ranked 12th in the world, was very strong in the World Preliminary Round, winning 9 of the 10 group matches, with a surprising winning percentage, and directly advanced to the World Cup with an absolute advantage. Apparently, Frick's Germany is also the favourite team to win this World Cup. Japan, ranked 23rd in the world, made a bad start in the round of 12, but found the rhythm of winning in time, and finally directly advanced to the World Cup as the second in the group.
For Japan, the luck of being in such a death group is too bad, and it will be too difficult to qualify against the two fierce rivals of Spain and Germany. Japan has only played against Spain once in its history, in a friendly match when Japan was 1-0 behind. This time it was Japan's first official match against a Spanish team. What kind of scenes these two teams that are good at passing control will play is very exciting. Japan and Germany also played each other for the first time in the World Cup. Although Germany played badly in the last World Cup, this Germany team is now very strong under Frick's transformation. It is also extremely difficult for Japan to cross the German barrier.
The showdown between Germany and Spain is also exciting. The two teams have played each other 4 times in the World Cup, and Spain's record is at a disadvantage, with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, scoring a total of 4 goals and conceding 5 goals. However, in the most recent World Cup meeting, it was Spain who laughed to the end, winning 1-0. The last time the two teams played each other was in the UEFA Nations League in November 2020, when Spain won 6-0. Now that Spain and Germany are meeting again in the World Cup after 12 years, which team can have the last laugh?