Costa Rica takes on Germany in key Group E battle. Germany must win first.
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Hope; Costa Rica for
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They have been scoring goals against European teams in the World Cup in recent years, and the 3.5-goal margin is worth it. (Now 619 and 617 live at 3 a.m. Friday)
Costa Rica has lost a lot of ground against Europe
Four-time champions Germany now have only one point in hand, but are only two points behind Costa Rica and Japan. If Japan loses this round, a German win would be enough.
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If Japan draws, Germany will have to win by 2 goals or more.
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Another scenario is that Japan wins against Spain, if the Raging Bulls only lose, they will have a big advantage in terms of goal difference, so Germany, which has a goal difference of -1, will need a big win to have a chance of survival. Germany's performance has improved since they drew with Spain in the last round. It is expected that their goal scorer Fuccolo and recovered Lilezini will be back in the team, together with the new star Muschiana, the attacking power is guaranteed enough, and they will try their best to attack in order to avoid two consecutive group stage exits.
Costa Rica is now on the same score with Japan, if they draw this match, they should expect Japan to lose, so they should not be too conservative in their style of play. Their aging lineup and lack of confrontation make it difficult for them to lose against European teams. In the last two World Cups, they conceded 9 goals against European representatives, all of which were 4 goals or more, including the first round of this year's tournament, in which they swallowed 7 eggs from Spain.
