Doha 2 December : The four-time champion Germany’s journey in the FIFA World Cup has come to an end. On Thursday, Germany was out of the tournament even after 4-2 win against Costa Rica in the Group-E match. Germany needed a win and a better goal difference to qualify for the knockouts. The team won but the team fell behind Spain on goal difference and finished third.
Germany showed a strong game from the beginning against Costa Rica. The German team attempted a total of 32 goals, out of which 11 were on target. However, the German team could convert only 4 attempts into goals. In contrast, Costa Rica made 7 attempts on the German goal post. The German players also completed a total of 661 passes during the match, which was more than double that of Costa Rica (269). Germany (14) was ahead of Costa Rica (1) in winning corners. Spain-Germany had the same 4 points, but Spain scored nine goals while it scored 3 against them.
At the same time, in another FIFA World Cup Group-E match, Japan defeated Spain 2-1 to enter the knockout round of the last-16 teams. Spain was ahead 1-0 with a goal from Alvera Morata but Japan equalized 1-1 with a goal by Ritsu (48th minute). Got a 2-1 lead with the goal of Tanaka (51st). Germany and Spain had four points each. After 2018, Germany was eliminated from the group stage for the second time in a row.
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Spain-Germany had the same 4 points, but Spain scored nine goals while it scored 3 against them. Germany scored 6 goals and 5 were against them. In such a situation, Spain’s goal difference was better. Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2. However, with this victory, Germany’s entry into the knockout stage also depended on whether the Spain-Japan match was either a draw or the Spanish team defeated Japan. But contrary to both these equations, Japan defeated Spain. With this, Japan’s team reached the round of 16 and Germany had to look for a way out.
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