At 3 a.m. on the 2nd, the third round of Group E of the World Cup began, with Germany vs Costa Rica and Spain vs Japan. These two games were exciting and exciting. In the end, Germany defeated Costa Rica 4-2, and Japan upset Spain 2:1, so that Japan advanced to the round of 16 of the World Cup with the top result in the group! Spain is second, Germany is once again eliminated in the group stage!
Germany vs Costa Rica, it's a very watchable match – if Spain wins Japan, Germany's win is enough to qualify; If Japan draws, Germany will win by 2+ goals to ensure promotion, and if it wins by 1 goal, it needs to compare the number of goals with Japan; If both Germany and Japan win, Germany will have to match Spain on goal difference.
It is worth mentioning that the referee and two assistant referees of this match are all women, which is also the first time in the history of the men's World Cup that an all-female referee group is used.
After the start of the match, the German team took the lead. In the 10th minute, Musiala drove straight inside from the left, Raum crossed, and Gnabry flicked his head into the far corner, 1-0.
In the 14th minute, Muller crossed from the right and Goretzka's close-range header was parried by Keylor Navas.
In the 42nd minute, Costa Rica missed a long pass from the back, Raum missed the ball and Rudiger made a mistake, but Fuller's one-handed shot was cleared by Neuer.
After the break, both sides made substitutions, with Klostermann replacing Goretzka; Eustin Salas replaces Aguilera.
In the 58th minute, Costa Rica counterattacked on the right side, Fuller picked out a cross from the right side of the penalty area, Worthon headed the top to cause Neuer to break away, Tejeda added a shot into the net, 1:1!
In the 62nd minute, Sane crossed the ball, Kimmich crossed from the right, Rudiger pushed close and deflected off the right post! In this game, the German team hit the goal post three times, and the luck was indeed bad.
In the 70th minute, Costa Rica competed for a free kick, and Vargas was blocked by Neuer in a scuffle in front of the goal, 2:1! Costa Rica overtook the score!
Faced with the embarrassment of being about to go out, the German team woke up like a dream, and they replaced striker Havertz and constantly attacked.
In the 73rd minute, Germany broke the ball in front, Phil Kruger made the ball, Havertz picked out the net, Germany equalized 2:2!
In the 85th minute, Kai Havertz scored again, 3:2, Germany once again put the score ahead!
In the 89th minute, Phil Kruger scored! The linesman raised the signal for offside, and the referee was reminded by VAR that the goal was valid! Germany 4:2 Costa Rica!
Unfortunately, although Germany won and shared four points with Spain, they unfortunately missed the round of 16 due to goal difference.
In Spain's match against Japan, Japanese football once again shocked the world after a 2-1 victory over Germany in the first round.
In the 11th minute, Garvey and Nico Williams combined with a cross from the right was blocked, Nico Williams won the ball and gave it to Cesar Azpilicueta, who hung into the small box from the corner of the box, Morata headed in front of the goal, 1:0!
Spain had 85 percent possession in the first 20 minutes of the game, and Japan's formation was largely pressed into their own half and it was difficult to get possession of the ball.
Japan trailed 1:0 in the first half, thinking they might sink, but after the start of the second half, the performance of the Japanese players surprised the world - in the 48th minute, Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon passed the ball to left-back Balder, Balder's stopping error was cut off by Junya Ito, Don Anru dodged a defender and shot into the near corner, Unai Simon saved and failed to prevent the ball from entering the net, 1:1!
In the 51st minute, Tang Yasuru broke through the cross from the right, Mikasa hooked his left foot back into the middle, and Tanaka scored. After VAR review, it was confirmed that the ball was not out of bounds when Kaoru Mikasa's cross was made, and the goal was valid, and Japan won 2:1!
In the instant standings, Japan also overtook Spain to first place, while Germany fell to fourth after being equalized by Costa Rica.
The rest of the game followed, with Japan beating Spain 2-1 and Germany beating Costa Rica 4-2 but eventually eliminated on goal difference. In the end, Japan and Spain joined hands to advance. Japan's victory over Germany in the first round and Spain in the final round was impressive.
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Editor: Jin Xin
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