Completely crazy evening in Qatar for the conclusion of the group E! Germany were eliminated despite beating Costa Rica 4-2, while Spain, beaten 2-1 by Japan, shook. La Roja will be accompanied by the Japanese in the round of 16.
The Japanese signed a remarkable new feat, overthrowing La Roja (2-1) to finish top of this pool. They who had beaten Germany by the same score were nevertheless logically led 1-0 at halftime. Like against the Germans 10 days ago…
At the break, Spain and Germany also seemed on the right track to finish in the first two places. But everything was quickly linked to the return of the locker room. Ritsu Doan (48th), already a scorer against Mannschaft, and Ao Tanaka (51st, on a contentious goal, see tweet below) allowed Japan to take an advantage that they were going to manage perfectly.
Spain virtually eliminated in the 70th
This evening married a completely crazy scenario in both stadiums. Spain found themselves virtually eliminated 20 minutes from the end of regulation time when Juan Pablo Vargas took advantage of a poor aerial outing by Manuel Neuer to put Costa Rica 2-1 against Germany. .
At that time, it was the Costa Ricans who were in 2nd place in the group behind Japan! But the dream did not last long for Yeltsin Tejeda (ex-Lausanne, author of the 1-1 in the 58th minute) and his teammates. Germany thus turned the tide thanks to a double from Havertz (73rd and 83rd) and a goal from Füllkrug (89th).
The Mannschaft then needed a boost from Spain to pass the shoulder. But Luis Enrique’s squad failed to equalize against Japan. She will certainly be satisfied with 2nd place, which gives her an 8th final against Morocco. Japan will challenge Croatia for a place in the quarter-finals.
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