Germany could qualify against Costa Rica on Thursday evening in the first match of a men's World Cup refereed by a woman, the French pioneer Stéphanie Frappart.
Spain rubs shoulders with Japan.
Luis Enrique's team, impressive against Costa Rica (7-0), less convincing against Germany (1-1) cannot relax: a defeat can still theoretically eliminate them, while Japan have shown this which he was capable of beating Germany (2-1).
Two matches to follow live on france24.com from 8 p.m. (Paris time).
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