Japan vs Spain and Costa Rica vs Germany FIFA World Cup Highlights: Japan Stun Spain As Both Enter Last 16; Germany, Costa Rica Out
FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: Japan defeated Spain 2-1 as both qualified for the Round of 16 from Group E. Germany and Costa Rica were eliminated.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated:December 02, 2022 02:35 AM IST

FIFA World Cup 2022, Japan vs Spain and Costa Rica vs Germany Group E Highlights:In a topsy-turvy match, Germany defeated Costa Rica 4-2, having gone 2-1 behind for a few minutes in the secon-half. In the second Group E game, Japan stunned Spain 2-1 to progress to the Round of 16 as Group winners. La Roja finished second while Germany and Costa Rica came 3rd and 4th respectively. (Japan vs Spain Matchcentre | Costa Rica vs Germany Matchcentre)
Here are the Highlights of the FIFA World Cup 2022, Group E Football Matches between Japan vs Spain and Costa Rica vs Germany:
- 02:34 (IST)FIFA WC: Thank YouThat's it for today guys. Pleas join us tomorrow for the live coverage of Group G and Group H matches.
- 02:29 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: Germany defeat Costa RicaGermany defeat Costa 4-2 in their last Group E match of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Unfortunately, Japan's win over Spain blocks Germany's way in the Round of 16 stage.
- 02:25 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Japan defeat SpainJapan defeat Spain 2-1 to enter the Round of 16 stage of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Japan's entry that it's curtains down for Germany.
- 02:20 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: GOALAfter a lengthy VAR decision, Germany get another. Niclas Fullkrug comfortably converts Leroy Sane's pass into a goal. Germany lead by 4-2.
- 02:14 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: GOALGOAL!!! Kai Havertz strikes again and gives Germany 3-2 lead over Costa Rica. Havetz receives a lofted pass from Serge Gnabry, which he converts into a brilliant shot and places it into the nets.
- 02:10 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Foul by Sergio BusquetsReferee Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes signals foul Spain's Sergio Busquets displays an unethical behavior on the field. Japan leading by 2-1.
- 02:05 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: GOALGOAL!!! Minutes after trailing by 2-1, Kai Havertz's hits a brilliant goal as Germany equalize the score against Costa Rica. Havertz perfectly launches the ball over the goalkeeper's head to get a goal.
- 02:00 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: GOALGOAL!!! Costa Rica are back in the game Juan Pablo Vargas perfectly slots the ball into the nets to give his side a 2-1 lead in the game. Vargas brilliantly capitalizes on the opportunity.
- 01:53 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Takuma Asano comes inJapan call-in Takuma Asano for the remaining half of the game. He replaces Daizen Maeda in the lineup. On the other hand, Alvaro Morata is replaced by Marco Asensio in Spain's lineup.
- 01:51 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: Antonio Rudiger miss the opportunityAnother disappointing moment for Germany as Antonio Rudiger's brilliant attempt to goal, gets hit onto the right post.
- 01:47 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: GOALGOAL!!! Yeltsin Tejeda changes the momentum for Costa Rica as he scores a goal to help his side equalize. Tejeda receives a rebound and brilliantly hits it to get a goal.
- 01:41 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: GOALGOAL!!! Ao Tanaka gives another breakthrough to Japan as they are in 2-1 lead against Spain. Tanaka comfortably finds a place and hits the ball to the target.
- 01:39 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: GOALGOAL!!! Within few minutes of the second-half, Ritsu Doan strikes and hits a perfect goal to take his side to an equalizer. He unleashes the ball with ultimate power and places it into the net.
- 01:35 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Cesar Azpilicueta replaced by Daniel CarvajalCesar Azpilicueta is replaced by Daniel Carvajal in Spain's lineup. On the other hand, Kaoru Mitoma replaced Yuto Nagatomo and Ritsu Doan comes in for Takefusa Kubo.
- 01:31 (IST)FIFA WC: We are back underwayWe are back with second-half of the matches between Spain and Japan and Germany and Costa Rica. So far, Germany and Spain are in 1-0 lead.
- 01:19 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Half-timeThis marks the end of the first-half of the match between Japan and Spain. Spain have taken a 1-0 lead and Japan have redeem themselves in order to clinch the victory in the second half of the game.
- 01:17 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: Half-timeThis marks the end of the first-half of the match between Germany and Costa Rica. Germany have taken a 1-0 lead and clearly dominated the proceedings with the majority of possession.
- 01:16 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Yellow cards to Shogo Taniguchi and Maya YoshidaJapan's Maya Yoshida and Shogo Taniguchi have been shown yellow cards back-to-back by referee Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes, for a horrible tackle on the field.
- 01:13 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: Serge Gnabry misses the targetGermany's Serge Gnabry fires a shot inside the box but the ball goes wide of the right post. Germany lose an opportunity to take a lead of two goals.
- 01:10 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Yellow card to Ko ItakuraJapan's Ko Itakura has been shown a yellow card by referee Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes for bringing an opponent down.
- 01:08 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: Good save from Keylor NavasCosta Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas showcases a brilliant save as he averts another danger on his side. Navas saves Joshua Kimmich's attempt to the middle of the goal.
- 01:04 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Foul by Shogo TaniguchiReferee Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes signals a foul after Japan's Shogo Taniguchi roughly brings an opponent down.
- 00:58 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: No Goal for GermanyGermany's Jamal Musiala fails to covert a brilliant a rebound into a goal as Costa Rica defenders successfully avert the coming danger and prevented a score.
- 00:55 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: Possession with GermanySo far, Germany are enjoying the majority of the possession on the field. The possession statistics read at Germany 71: Costa Rica 29.
- 00:53 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Foul by GaviSpain's Gavi has been shown yellow card by referee Victor Miguel de Freitas Gome, for a rough tackle on the field. Spain showing their attacking side.
- 00:44 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: GOALGOAL!!! A perfect header from Alvaro Morata gives 1-0 lead to Spain. Morata receives a beautiful lofted pass from Cesar Azpilicueta and he brilliantly places it into the nets.
- 00:42 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: GOALGOAL!!! Serge Gnabry provides Germany with an early breakthrough. Within 10 minutes of the game, Gnabry perfectly capitalizes on the lofted pass from David Raum and takes 1-0 lead.
- 00:39 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: No goal for JapanJapan lose a brilliant chance to score as Junya Ito's marvelous effort just goes wide of the right post.
- 00:35 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: Foul by Thomas ullerGermany's Thomas Muller commits a foul in the first minute of the game.
- 00:31 (IST)FIFA WC: We are underwayThe Group E matches between Japan and Spain and Germany and Costa Rica, start now.
- 00:24 (IST)FIFA WC: Time for the national anthemPlayers of all four teams are out on the field for their respective national anthems. We are just few minutes away from the match.
- 00:15 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Fans are all set
¡¡Eso de que la @SEFutbol es el 𝙀𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙋𝙊 𝘿𝙀 𝙏𝙊𝘿𝙊𝙎 no es una frase hecha!!
— Selección Española de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) December 1, 2022
👶🏻 Tenemos aficionados con nosotros en Doha de todas las edades. ¡¡Pero mirad qué cositas más bonitas en la primera foto!!
¡¡GRACIAS 𝗦𝗜𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗥𝗘, AFICIÓN!!#VamosEspaña | #Catar2022 pic.twitter.com/uZtqmPmsN3 - 23:43 (IST)FIFA WC, JAP vs ESP: Here are the lineupsJapan: Gonda, Itakura, Yoshida, Taniguchi, Junya Ito, Morita, Tanaka, Nagatomo, Kamada, Maeda, Kubo. Subs: Kawashima, Yamane, Endo, Shibasaki, Doan, Mitoma, Minamino, Tomiyasu, Asano, Sakai, Machino, Ueda, Schmidt, Soma, Hiroki Ito.Spain: Simon, Azpilicueta, Rodri, Pau Torres, Balde, Gavi, Busquets, Gonzalez, Williams, Morata, Olmo. Subs: Sanchez, Garcia, Llorente, Koke, Asensio, Ferran Torres, Raya, Guillamon, Pino, Jordi Alba, Carlos Soler, Carvajal, Sarabia, Laporte, Fati.
- 23:39 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: Have a look at Germany's lineup
Your #GER line-up to face #CRC#FIFAWorldCup #CRCGER pic.twitter.com/gF06duuWyT
— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) December 1, 2022 - 23:37 (IST)FIFA WC, COS vs GER: Have a look at Costa Rica's lineup
𝙇𝙊𝙎 𝘿𝙀 𝙇𝘼 𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙀
— FCRF (@fedefutbolcrc) December 1, 2022
¡VAMOS MUCHACHOS! 🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷#FCRF #LaSele #PuraVidaEnQatar22 #qatar2022 #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/RcJ5PzeQhu - 23:36 (IST)FIFA WC: Hello and WelcomeHello and welcome to our live coverage of the Group E matches between Spain and Japan and Germany and Costa Rica.