Japan shocked the world again with a 2-1 win over Spain to advance to the World Cup last 16, while Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2, but it wasn’t enough to qualify. resulting in both being eliminated
Tonight’s World Cup 2022 highlight is the final game of Group E between Spain and Japan, with Spain at the top. As long as they draw, they qualify, while Japan forces them to win only one place.
The game started only 11 minutes, it was on the Spanish side that got the door to lead first. from Alvaro Morata’s header
But in the second half, Japan came to a quick equalizer goal in the 48th minute from Ritsu Doan, caught with the left and pressed full. The ball ran into the goal beautifully.
After only 3 minutes, “Samurai Blue” football made a shocking world again. When turning up to take a 2-1 lead from Ritsudoan, the ball escaped from the Spanish defensive line to the base line and was Kaoru Mitoma who collected the ball and sent it into the middle for Ao Tanaka to use his knee to hit the ball into the goal. This ball has a VAR check to see if Tanaka shoots the ball outside the back line or not. but in the end The referee saw that the ball had not yet come out. It’s the door of Japan.
After that, there were no more goals. At the end of the game, Japan beat Spain 2-1, collecting 3 important points and qualifying for the round.
Germany defeated Costa Rica 4-2 in the final.
In the other group game between Germany and Costa Rica, this is the first time a World Cup final has been played by an all-female referee, led by French referee Stephanie Frapar.
Just 10 minutes after the start of the game, “Iron Eagles” Germany scored a 1-0 lead from Serge Nabry.
In the second half, two goals from Costa Rica Marua turned the situation back into the lead with Yeltsin Teyeda in the 58th minute and Juan Pablo Vargas in the 70th minute.
But Germany stepped up, with Kai Havertz scoring twice in the 73rd and 85th minutes, before Niklas Falcrook scored in the 89th minute to give Germany a 4-4 win over Costa Rica. 2 must go to win the chance to qualify for the final due to the goal difference with Spain
In which the situation of Group E appeared, Japan had 6 points, incredibly won the group championship, while Spain and Germany had 4 equal points, but Spain won the right to qualify for Japan. Because there is a better goal difference, sending Germany to be eliminated in the first round of the World Cup for the second time in a row, as well as Costa Rica, which has received 3 points, ranks last in the group.
Program for the 2022 World Cup on December 2.
Group H: Time 10:00 p.m. South Korea meets Portugal
Group H: Time 22.00 Ghana meets Uruguay
Group G: Time 2:00 Cameroon meets Brazil
Group G: Time 02:00 Serbia meets Switzerland
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