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On the 12th day of the tournament, December 2 (Japan time), Group E and Group F played a total of four games, including the third and last match of the first round. play against

Group E

In Group E, which includes Japan, Spain is in first place with four points after each team has finished two games.



Japan and Costa Rica won 3 points, and Japan was 2nd and Costa Rica was 3rd in goal difference.



Germany is in 4th place with 1 point, and all four teams have the potential to advance to the knockout stages.



The two games of the third round, Japan vs. Spain and Costa Rica vs. Germany, will both be played at 4:00 a.m. Japan time on the 2nd.

[Group E Japan x Spain]

Japan is ranked 24th in the world.


In the first match of this tournament, they scored two goals in the second half to come from behind to win against Germany, who have won four times, and got off to a great start. , In defense, we were defeated 0-1 by being robbed of the winning goal by exploiting a momentary gap.


If they beat Spain, they will advance to the final tournament on their own.



Spain is ranked 7th in the world.


In the first match of this tournament, they scored 7 goals against Costa Rica, who had a reputation for solid defense, showing that traditional pass soccer is still alive.


In the second match, they scored a 1-1 draw against Germany, increasing their points.


The new force is also steadily gaining strength and seems to be a formidable enemy for Japan.

[Group E Costa Rica x Germany]

Germany is ranked 11th in the world.


In the first match, Japan lost 1-2.


Their second match against Spain ended in a 1-1 draw, and although they have yet to win this tournament, they will aim to win, which is the minimum requirement for advancing to the knockout stages, by demonstrating their high offensive power and solid defense.



Costa Rica is ranked 31st in the world.


In the first match, they lost to Spain by a large margin, but in the second match against Japan, they showed their solid defense and won 1-0.


Since we are disadvantaged in terms of goals and losses, we would like to get three points by winning first.

Group F

In Group F, Croatia and Morocco are level on 4 points after each team has played 2 games, with Croatia in 1st and Morocco in 2nd in goal difference.



Belgium are in 3rd place with 3 points, and Canada are in 4th place with 0 points, and have already been eliminated from the first round.



The two games of the third match, Croatia vs. Belgium and Canada vs. Morocco, will both take place at 0:00 a.m. Japan time on the 2nd.

[Group F Croatia x Belgium]

Croatia vs Belgium is a match between the runner-up and the 3rd place last time.



Croatia is ranked 12th in the world.


The first match was a 0-0 draw with Morocco, and the second match was a come-from-behind win over Canada 4-1.


Luka Modric, the 37-year-old commander-in-chief, will aim to advance to the final tournament with high offensive power as their strength.



Belgium is ranked 2nd in the world.


In the first match, they beat Canada 1-0, but in the second match they were unable to score against Morocco, who ranked 22nd in the world, despite possessing a world-class attacking team, and lost 0-2.


In the third round, we will fix the issues and want to show our strength as a strong team.

[Group F Canada x Morocco]

Canada is ranked 41st in the world.


With two consecutive losses, they have already been eliminated from the first round, but they are showing offensive power that makes use of their characteristic speed.


It has been decided that the tournament will be co-sponsored by the United States and Mexico in four years' time, and it will be a race that we would like to finish off and connect with in the future.



Morocco, ranked 22nd in the world, drew 0-0 with Croatia in their first match, before defeating Belgium, ranked 2nd in the world, 2-0.


The main force is active in the top teams in Europe, and they will aim to take this momentum into the third match and advance to the final tournament for the first time in nine tournaments.