This Thursday, Japan beat Spain 2-1 in the last round match of the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Spaniards opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a goal from Alvaro Morata. The Japanese team changed the score in the second half of the match: Ritsu Doan in the 48th minute and Ao Tanaka in the 51st minute.
This is the first time an Asian team has beaten Spain.
Despite beating Costa Rica 4-2, Germany failed to qualify for the round of 16 of the World Cup.
The Roja were also momentarily out when Costa Rica made it 2-1 but ended up being saved by the Germans who won thanks to goals from Serge Gnabry in the 10th minute, Kai Havertz in the 73rd and 85th and Niklas Fullkrug. , 89 years old.
For Costa Rica, which would have qualified with a win, Ieltzin Tejeda scored in the 58th minute and Juan Vargas in the 70th minute.
In the standings, Japan added six points against six Spain and Germany, with the Spaniards leading by goal difference (9-3 to 6-5) and Costa Rica three. The Germans have already missed the “eighth” in 2018.
Japan will play with Croatia in the 1/8 finals, and Spain will face off against Morocco.