(Qatar World Cup) The German team survived a catastrophe and drew with Spain to keep the hope of promotion

  China News Agency, Doha, November 27th (Reporter Wang Xi) On the 27th local time, Group E of the Qatar World Cup ushered in a focus match between European giants: the German team, which was unexpectedly defeated in the first round, faced the Spanish team.

The German team survived the catastrophe and tenaciously equalized the score after conceding a goal first, retaining the hope of advancing to the group stage.

  "There is no need to say much about the importance of the game against Spain. The German team must treat this game as a final." German coach Flick said before the game.

Facing the Japanese team in the first round, the German team suffered a tragic reversal with a one-goal lead, which put the team under great pressure to exit early.

  The Spanish team is in hot form. They swept Costa Rica 7-0 in the last round and are regarded as one of the most champion-like teams.

  Previously, the two teams played against each other 4 times in the World Cup. The German team had a slight advantage with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, but Spain remained unbeaten in the last two games.

  The youthful Spanish team put pressure on the German team's goal at the beginning.

In the 7th minute, Olmo received a pass from Asensio and shot a high-quality long shot outside the penalty area. Fortunately, the German goalkeeper Neuer reacted quickly and kicked the ball. The ball hit the crossbar and shocked the German team. cold sweat.

Afterwards, the two sides fought each other, and the Spanish team had the upper hand, but neither side scored a goal, and the score of 0:0 was maintained until the end of the first half.

  Easy side to fight again, Spain's offensive continues unabated.

In the 62nd minute, Morata received a pass from Alba and opened the scoring for the team.

The lagging German team then made continuous substitutions, trying to reverse the unfavorable situation by deploying troops.

In the 83rd minute, the German team's attack finally achieved results. Phil Krueger received a pass from Musiala and scored an equalizer for the German team.

In the end, the two teams shook hands 1:1, and the German team also relied on this draw to retain their hope of advancing.

  At present, the Spanish team ranks first with 4 points from one win and one draw, the Japanese team and Costa Rica rank second and third with 3 points, while the German team is temporarily at the bottom of the group with only 1 point.

The German team must beat Costa Rica in the final round to break out of the group stage.

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