#2022世界杯 #
Starting on the evening of the 27th Beijing time, the four matches of the second round of the group stage had a number of unexpected results.
Japan 0:1 Costa Rica
Japan, who had beaten Germany in their last game, are once again on the scene, this time with a win and six points, and the initiative to advance is completely in their hands.
But Costa Rica, who came prepared, did not make a mistake to underestimate the enemy, and the Japanese team struggled to find the opportunity to pass the ball and rush to the goal like they did in the first game. In the first half, Costa Rica struggled to defend and lacked highlights in attack, looking like a sluggish posture to hold the goal.
The lack of offensive results in the first half allowed the Japanese to relax their guard at the back. With the patience of the Costa Rican man, the Japanese team made a passing error in the back line, and the Costa Rican player seized the opportunity to pick up a shot that hit the goal in a very high arc.
1-0！ Costa Rica won its first victory in the group stage of the World Cup, and Japan lost in a way that was like the German team they defeated in the last game, the same script, but this time with a different role.
Belgium 0:2 Morocco
The European Reds were in poor form before the World Cup, and in the group stage, they scored only one goal against a young and inexperienced Canadian in the group stage, and here they scored three points.
Facing the Moroccan onslaught with a bad form, the "Red Devils of Europe" are no longer the Red Devils of the past.
Throughout the game, Belgium faced the Moroccan attacking onslaught and appeared a little weak, under the consumption of Morocco's attack, just catch a little mistake to create scoring opportunities.
In the 73rd minute of the match, Morocco scored for the first direct free kick! Sabiri contributes, Morocco leads Belgium 1-0!
The first game won 3 points, but a loss is still difficult for Belgium to accept, behind the situation, Belgium invested more strength into the attack, the problem of the back line was caught by the opponent, 2-0! Morocco sealed the victory completely.
Croatia 4:1 Canada
As opponents in the same group, Croatia and Belgium face similar problems: the core squad is older, there are multiple tasks to play on the field, and the "golden generation" is old but the new ones are not yet up.
But fortunately, they are dealing with young but inexperienced Canadians. Just 68 seconds into the game, Canada scored one goal first, and Croatia went 1-0 down.
After that, the Croatian quickly adjusted, using mature tactical concepts and ghostly passing skills to challenge the Canadian defense, and quickly regained the advantage in the first half, ending the half 2-1.
Canada didn't seem to have adapted to the rhythm of a tournament like the World Cup, and lacked enough communication defensively, which made them continue to make mistakes in the second half, and in 69 minutes, Croatian players even stopped the ball and led people in one go, and the goal was successful, 3-1!
In stoppage time, the whole Canadian army pressed the attack, regardless of the tail, Croatia took the opportunity to complete the counterattack, 2-0 in front, facing the goalkeeper to score easily, 4-1! The number of goals officially surpassed Morocco!
In this battle, Croatia won back the initiative in the group stage, and for Croatia, which is the core of the veteran and the runner-up of the last World Cup, this battle can be regarded as a long drought.
Germany 1-1 Spain
On November 28, 3 a.m. Beijing time, Germany and Spain, the most valuable battle of the group began. It was also a battle of redemption for Germany, who had to win the second after losing to North Japan in the first game.
In the last World Cup, Germany stopped at the group stage, is it going to repeat the same mistake this time?
In the 61st minute, Spain took the lead when substitute Sergio Morata scored and Spain took the lead and Germany fell into trouble from behind.
The German team's tenacity did not give up, and in the 82nd minute, Musiala inserted straight forward and pushed it to Phil Kruger, and substitute Phil Kruger scored with a volley from the right side, 1-1! Germany equalised. After that, both sides tried but scored no points, and the battle was shaken 1-1.
One loss and one draw with only 1 point is difficult for Germany, but considering that Japan has also lost, now Japan has 3 points, Costa Rica 3 points (0-7 defeat in the first game, big goal difference), Spain 4 points, then Germany is not without a chance.
With this draw, Germany will meet Costa Rica, Spain will meet Japan, and the group stage will be confusing and each team will have a chance to qualify.