Doha (Archyde.com) – Spain coach Luis Enrique (52) suffered a come-from-behind loss to Japan 1-2 in the final Group E match of the World Cup in Qatar on the 1st. and expressed dissatisfaction.
Spain took the lead in the first half, but conceded two goals early in the second half. As a result, Japan finished first in the group and Spain finished second. Japan will face Croatia, who were runners-up in the 2018 World Cup Russia tournament, in the first round of the final tournament. Spain went to war with Morocco.
At the post-match press conference, coach Luis Enrique said, “I’m not happy at all. We made it through (the first league), but we wanted to win this match and finish first. 2 points were scored by , and we couldn’t do that. We were dismantled.”
He added, “We did everything we could to make no mistakes (regarding player appointments and tactics). We also tried to create chances by moving the striker to the midfield.” said.
Costa Rica temporarily led Germany in the other Group E match. “If he had known about this situation, I think he would have had a heart attack,” said Luis Enrique. If Costa Rica had won this match, Spain would have been eliminated.
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