Germany repeated the Russia 2018 debacle in Qatar

Germany, with eight Bayern Munich players in the starting eleven, was eliminated in the first stage of a World Cup for the second time in a row. The disaster of Russia 2018, in their worst participation in the tournament, ended today in Qatar 2022 despite the fact that the ‘Mannschaft’ defeated an unpredictable Costa Rica (2-4) in a game of true madness.

In the end, both teams were eliminated from Japan, after beating Spain (1-2) and La Roja reached the round of 16 as first and second in group E, respectively. A denouement that came after the last day of continuous alternatives where Costa Rica, who left Qatar with great pride, were classified after coming back from 1-0 down.

Germany were in the first half with the score in their favor, but with Japan’s reaction to Spain, the ghosts that had been banished, like four years before, entered the first exchange.

historic match for all

The match was historic in being the first World Cup captained by a woman, Stephanie Frappart, while Manuel Neuer, at the age of 36, became the goalkeeper with the most caps in the tournament (19). But it will undoubtedly go down in history for being one of the busiest and most unpredictable of Qatar 2022.

Hansi Flick introduced a line-up change for the match against Spain with Leroy Sané replacing Thilo Kehrer, with the right-back position taken by Joshua Kimmich as he moved from his usual midfield position.

COSTA RICA

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GERMANY

Costa Rica: Navas; Fuller (Bennette, m.74), Duarte, Waston, Vargas, Oviedo (Contreras, m.93); Aguilera (Salas, m.46), Borges, Tejeda (Wilson, m.93); Campbell; Venegas (Matarrita, m.74)

Germany: Nauer; Kimmich, Süle (Ginter, m.93), Rüdiger, Raum (Götze, m.66); Goretzka (Klostermann, m.46), Gündogan (Füllkrug, m. 55); Gnabry, Musiala, Sané; Müller (Havertz, d.66)

Goals: 0-1, m.10: Gnabry; 1-1, m.58: Tejada; 2-1, m.70: Vargas; 2-2, m.73: Havertz; 2-3, m.85: Havertz; 2-4, m.89: Fullkrug

Referee: Stéphanie Frappar (FRA), warned Costa Rican Duarte (77)

Incidents: The match on the third day of group E of the preliminary stage of the World Cup in Qatar was played at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor before 67,054 spectators.

see the match sheet

Germany started very well, always guided by an imperial Jamal Musiala between the lines, and it took almost ten minutes to open the scoring through Serge Gnabry with a cross header after a cross from the left.

Costa Rica, like their previous games, did not leave their field, but Keylor Navas kept them alive with several interventions. The goal came from the wing but Germany abused the centers in search of Thomas Müller, who played ‘9’, against a very withdrawn rival and was damaged by Musiala’s internees.

Costa Rica, unpredictable and titanic

The ‘Mannschaft’ did not close the game and the unpredictable Costa Rica, in their only arrival in the entire first half, managed to equalize before the break after a great watch by Raum and Antonio Rüdiger, but Neuer, providentially, saved the ball. with a brutal rescue. kick from a Keysher Fuller left alone.

Flick didn’t like what he was seeing and left Leon Goretzka in the dugout to move Kimmich back to the side. But Japan’s short-lived 1-1 draw against Spain has caused him to lose focus since it left him at the World Cup even though he won.

A game unlike any seen before began. Costa Rica smelled blood and, in the 58th minute, equalized after Neuer pulled off a save from central defender Kendall Waston, but the rebound was left to Yeltsin Tejeda to score into an empty net.

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Germany did not give up and, although the always outstanding Musiala hit the post twice and Rüdiger once, they played in a maddening, disorganized fashion, and Costa Rica dreamed of qualifying Juan Pablo Vargas makes it 2-1 with a unique goal (70′).

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Unbelievable! The ‘ticos’ are in the round of 16, as Japan has already beaten Spain, and Germany is at the mercy of a miracle that never happened. More of the heart than the head, he achieved the insufficient success that left him in a World Cup in the first stage for the second time in a row.

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Two recent arrivals, forward Kai Havertz, who had a double, and Nicklas Füllkrug, rounded out the scoring in the final period. But Germany needed five more goals to knock Spain out and it wasn’t enough. The four-time world champion came home.