The selection of Germany was eliminated in the first phase of the World Cup for the second consecutive time after beating Costa Rica 2-4, but the Japanese team, which is becoming a ‘giant killer’, turned Spain around and went to the round of 16 as first in the group, while the Iberian team went second.
For the second consecutive World Cup, Germany will not be in the round of 16 after not having obtained the win they needed against a Costa Rica that for a good part of the duel believed in their options, but that also has chained two editions without surpassing the group stage.
The game, very marked by what happened at a distance in the duel between Japan and Spain, which conditioned the options of both to continue in the competition, was a German monologue in the first half, but it got out of control in the second, when the “ticos” even got ahead, a result that placed them among the 16 best and it also left out Spain.
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There were barely three minutes of illusion and confusion in which the accounts took precedence over soccer, which fed the faith of Costa Rica and created panic in the four-time champion, a fear that ended up coming true with the defeat of Spain against Japan.
The Germans needed to emulate the Red, that in its debut thrashed Costa Rica (7-0) and thus double the goal difference, which was the tie-breaking factor. But she was far from the goal and was condemned by the Japanese victory.
Never before had Germany chained two failures of this size in World Cups, a shipwreck that was born in the initial defeat against Japan, which they did not know how to straighten out against Spain. And it was already late against Costa Rica.
The “ticos” made the most of their options, but they lacked more quality and ability to control some Germans who in a last stroke of pride made up a score that was not worth it.
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