(Qatar World Cup) comprehensive news: Japan upset Germany Spain beat Costa Rica by 7 goals
Beijing, 24 Nov (ZXS) -- On the morning of 24 November Beijing time, the Qatar World Cup ended its fourth day match. Following Saudi Arabia's Nick Argentina, Japan came back to beat Germany, and Asian teams were upset for two consecutive days. Spain defended the glory of the big clubs with a 7-0 victory over former super-dark horse Costa Rica.
The last runners-up Croatia and the third-place Belgium team were caught in the talent gap and "old and old" respectively, and the debut of this cup was difficult to satisfy.
On November 23, Beijing time, in the first round of Group F of the World Cup group stage, Croatia, the previous runner-up, drew 0:0 with Morocco in its debut. The picture shows the scene of the competition. Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
Morocco 0:0 Croatia
The 0-0 draw in the third game so far in the tournament reflects the difficult situation of Croatia, the runners-up of the previous edition.
Croatia lacked scoring against Morocco, who were the fastest out of the group stage of the last Cup, and had few highlights in the first half other than a shot saved by the opposing goalkeeper in stoppage time.
In the second half, a clever combination between Morocco's two European greats, Hakim Ziyech and Ashraf, almost pierced Croatia's gates. In the 71st minute, Modric drove a threatening set-piece that was also parried by the opposing player. In the end, the two sides exchanged white rolls.
From finishing third in their debut in the 1998 World Cup to reaching the final in Russia in 2018, Croatia has gone down in World Cup history as a "super dark horse". But with the retirement of many famous players from the national team, the "Plaid Army" is no longer as brave as it once was. Even the 37-year-old "Magic Flute" Modric is still holding on, but without the ensemble of Mandzukic, Rakitic and others, it is difficult for a "magic flute" to play the magnificent "Croatian Symphony".
Croatia's biggest takeaway from the tournament was Modric's election as the best player of the dreary tournament. And after Argentina's upset loss, the "Plaid Army" opened with a draw, which was not the worst result.
On November 23, local time, the first match of the first round of Group E of the World Cup group stage, the match between Germany and Japan began, and the "Death Group" Group E group stage officially began. In this game, Japan trailed by one goal in the first half, and continued to threaten the German goal in the second half of the second half, with Don Yasu equalizing the score, Asano Takuma scoring the winning goal and finally defeating Germany to win. The picture shows the Japanese team celebrating victory. Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Germany 1:2 Japan
This is the first match of this year's cup "Death Group", and its results also verify the "Death Group".
The two Asian teams have created upsets one after another, and the upset trajectory is the same: both conceding a goal in the first half and scoring two goals in a row in the second half in 10 minutes to achieve a comeback.
Just eight minutes into the game, Japan scored after a midfield steal, and although it was ruled offside, it also sounded the alarm for Germany. Germany, who were the dominant overall, won a penalty in the 31st minute and Manchester City midfielder Gundogan hit the penalty to give Germany a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, the German team continued to attack. In the first half, Japanese goalkeeper Shuichi Kwonda, who sent a penalty due to a foul in the penalty area, "made up for it" and made a number of wonderful saves. The German team, which failed to expand its victory, fell into the dilemma of "declining again and exhausting three times", and the Japanese team took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack. In the second half, substitutes Ritsu Don and Takuma Asano scored consecutive goals in eight minutes to change the score to 2:1, and another upset in this cup was born.
Four years ago, defending champions Germany lost 2-0 to South Korea in the group stage and ended up at the bottom of the group. After this upset loss to the Japanese team, whether the "Germanic chariot" can drive out of the "group of death" has become one of the suspense of the next two rounds of group games.
On November 23, local time, the second match of the first round of Group E of the Qatar World Group Stage was held, and Spain faced Costa Rica. In the match, the young Matador Legion took their youth by storm as they scored 7-0 for their most hearty victory since the start of the World Cup. Olmo, Asensio, Ferran Torres, Garvey, Soler, Morata and others all scored, and Garvey, who contributed the pass, became the youngest goalkeeper in Spain's history to score at the World Cup. The picture shows Spain celebrating a goal.
Spain 7:0 Costa Rica
It is the so-called "thousands of sails on the side of the sinking boat". While Germany withdrew sadly, Spain, who had also been out of the World Cup group stage as defending champions, won a big victory, announcing the resurrection of the "Matador Legion".
After the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, defending champions Spain began to rebuild when the group was out. Today, the young, civilian "bullfighters" are full of vitality and fighting spirit. In this game, the Spanish team is "home alone". Ferran Torres, Pedri and Gavi, the three midfield starters are all "post-00s", among them, the young midfielder Garvey who plays for Barca is only 18 years old.
But the goals are not at a high level. Ten minutes into the game, 24-year-old striker Olmo who plays for the Bundesliga picked out a goal to give Spain a 1-0 lead. In the 20th and 30th minutes, 26-year-old Real Madrid striker Asensio and "00s" Ferran Torres (penalty) scored one goal each to give Spain a 3-0 lead in the first half.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Ferran Torres scored twice. In the 74th minute, 18-year-old Garvey, who had been involved in many offensive cooperation, scored directly to change the score to 5-0, becoming the youngest World Cup goalscorer in the history of Spain and the third youngest goalscorer in World Cup history. He was also born in 2004 and became the latest World Cup goalscorer to be born.
In the 89th and 91st minutes, "post-90s" Soler and Morata, who played in Ligue 1 and La Liga respectively, scored one goal each to seal the score at 7-0. The total number of passes made by the Spanish team reached 1,043, setting a new World Cup passing record in regular time.
In the 2014 World Cup in South Africa, Costa Rica won the "group of death" and reached the quarterfinals, becoming the biggest dark horse of the year, and its "goalkeeper" Keylor Navas contributed a lot. But after this game, the 35-year-old Keylor scored a game-low 3.9 points, which is quite a bit of "heroic twilight" sadness.
On November 23, local time, the first round of Group F of the 2022 Qatar World Cup group stage between Belgium (Red) and Canada was held at the Ahmed Ben Ali Stadium in Doha. In the end, Belgium beat Canada 1-0. The picture shows Belgian player Michy Batshuayi (right) attacking. Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
Belgium 1:0 Canada
Also "heroic late" is the last runner-up Belgium. When facing the Canadian team, ranked 41st in the world and returning to the World Cup stage after 36 years, the "European Red Devils", ranked second in the world, played a weak team "sneak attack" and upset.
The average age of the starting lineup of the Belgian team is 30 years and 181 days, including De Bruyne, Hazard, Courtois and many other "golden generation" old faces, becoming the oldest starting lineup so far in this cup.
But the rings of the years have overshadowed the aura of the "golden generation", and the younger Canadian team has dominated the game for most of the time. Just eight minutes into the game, Canada won a penalty opportunity and Courtois's successful save allowed Belgium to escape.
After repeated unsuccessful bombings by Canada, Belgium seized the opportunity and scored in the 44th minute by 29-year-old striker Batshuayi, who plays for the Turkish Super League, to give Belgium a 1-0 lead. In the second half, Canada still created a number of chances, but they all fell short and eventually had to accept the fact that they lost 1-0.
Post-match data showed Canada had 21 shots on goal and Belgium just nine. If it weren't for the lack of experience and luck on the Canadian team, it would most likely have been another upset. (End)
Source: China News Network