In the first league match of the World Cup Qatar tournament, Costa Rica and Germany, who are in the same Group E as Japan, won 4-2, but Germany fell short of second place Spain in terms of points, and ended up in the final. I didn't advance to the tournament.
Costa Rica, with a record of 1 win and 1 loss, and Germany, with a record of 1 loss and 1 draw, both left their chances of advancing to the knockout stages as they headed into their third match at Arbeit Stadium in northern Qatar.
In this match, France's Stephanie Frapard became the first female referee to referee a World Cup.
World Cup's first female referee and assistant referee
Germany dominated the ball from the beginning of the match, and in the 10th minute of the first half, Serge Gnabry headed a cross ball to score the opening goal.
However, in the second half, Costa Rica counterattacked, and at one point the match was reversed to 1-2.
Nevertheless, Germany came from behind with Kai Huberts, who came off the bench in the second half, scoring consecutive goals, and Niklas Fürkrug's goal just before the end of the match pushed Germany to a 4-2 win.
As a result, Germany tied with Spain on 4 points with 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw, but fell short on goal difference and finished 3rd in the group. Lost the league.
Costa Rica's win against Japan was the only game they scored points, and they finished 4th in the group with 1 win and 2 losses.
Deutsche Müller: 'I thought we could go higher'
Germany's Thomas Müller, who was eliminated in the first round for the second consecutive tournament, said, "It's incredibly frustrating that Japan won against Spain. In a realistic scenario where Spain draws or wins, we are "I did my job and I should have done well. I thought I could go further, but I have to go home."
Germany Huberts 'very disappointing'
Kai Huberts, who scored two goals in the match against Costa Rica, said: "I'm sorry to let the supporters down on the stage I've always dreamed of as a player. Germany's lack of results in the recent World Cup It is very disappointing, but I would like to improve for the future and make it an even better tournament next time.”