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Japan 2 – 1 Spain

December 1, 2022

Japan pulled off yet another historic Environment Cup upset as a vastly controversial goal observed them come from powering to beat Spain 2-1 and declare best place in Group E, with Luis Enrique’s aspect needing goal variance to progress as runners-up in advance of Germany.

Spain had been completely dominant in the 1st half at the Khalifa Global Stadium and seemed set to progress in 1st position just after Alvaro Morata headed home his third purpose of the tournament (11).

Thursday’s thrilling finale as it took place

  • 7.10pm Uk time – Gnabry offers Germany a quickly start but they need to have Spain to beat Japan.
  • 7.11pm – Morata heads in Spain’s opener. Germany go higher than Japan in the live desk into 2nd area.
  • 8.04pm – Doan drives in an equaliser for Japan. They transfer degree with Germany on points, intention variance, plans scored – but are forward on head-to-head history
  • 8.06pm – Tanaka bundles in yet another Japan target to direct Spain 2-1. Japan go leading of group, Spain second and Germany 3rd and going out on intention big difference.
  • 8.14pm – Tejeda scores an equaliser for Costa Rica, who go up to 3rd in the desk, guiding Spain on objective variation. Germany sit bottom.
  • 8.26pm – Vargas places Costa Rica ahead vs Germany – and extremely Germany and Spain are likely with Japan leading and Costa Rica sitting down 2nd.
  • 8.29pm – Havertz almost immediately equalises for Germany. They are Germany nevertheless bottom of the team but Spain transfer again earlier mentioned Costa Rica on target distinction
  • 8.41pm – Havertz places Germany again in front. Germany shift up to third in the team. They will need Spain to equalise against group leaders Japan and they will go over Japan on aims scored
  • 8.46pm – Fullkrug provides yet another for Germany – but that doesn’t modify their situation. They nonetheless require a Spain equaliser.

But it all adjusted in an incredible spell soon after half-time as substitute Ritsu Doan equalised with a potent effort from the edge of the box (48) and Ao Tanaka done the turnaround from a Kaoru Mitoma cut-again which appeared to have long gone out of enjoy (51).

A prolonged VAR check followed the purpose, but it sensationally ruled in favour of Japan, leaving Spain, listless in the second half despite their earlier dominance, to sweat on their location in the last 16.

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Kaoru Mitoma’s lower-back appeared to have long gone out of enjoy but VAR dominated in Japan’s favour

At just one place, when Costa Rica went in entrance in their 4-2 decline to Germany, Spain ended up heading out alongside with Hansi Flick’s facet, but in the end their excellent target distinction, many thanks to their 7- win above Costa Rica in their opening match, ensured they snuck by way of to knockout stages at the price of the Germans.

Spain will now encounter Morocco in the past 16, when Japan, who also arrived from guiding to conquer Germany but lost to Costa Rica in a impressive team-phase marketing campaign, will just take on Croatia.

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