Germany was eliminated after the group stage of the soccer World Cup in Qatar.
Although the DFB selection of national coach Hansi Flick defeated Costa Rica in the final game this Thursday 4: 2 (1: 0), but because Japan also won against Spain 2: 1 (0: 1), the national team was eliminated in the end with four Score as third in the group.
Serge Gnabry (10th minute), Kai Havertz (72nd, 85th) and Niclas Füllkrug (88th) scored the goals for the German team at the al-Bayt Stadium in al-Khor.
Yeltsin Tejeda (58') and Juan Pablo Vargas (69') scored for Costa Rica.
While Japan, as group winners, meet Croatia, second in Group F, in the round of 16, Spain now face Morocco, first in Group F.
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