This is the World Cup match preview for today (23rd).



Japan, in Group E, the so-called group of death of this tournament, will play its first match tonight against Tank Corps Germany.



Japan, ranked 24th in the FIFA rankings, will clash with Germany, ranked 11th in the world, at 10:00 p.m.



Japan made 19 out of 26 players from Europe, but is evaluated as inferior to Germany, where veteran striker Müller, who scored 10 goals in previous World Cups, and Neuer, a great goalkeeper, are holding out.



Spain, ranked 7th in the world in the same group, is also aiming for its first win against 31st ranked Costa Rica.



In Group F, Russia World Cup runner-up Croatia will play against Morocco in the first leg, while World No.