Japan won Group E and Spain finished second as Germany were dumped out at the group stage for a second-straight tournament.
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Spanish boss Luis Enrique and Germany’s Hansi Flick fancying themselves to win Group E but the latter were stunned at the start and never recovered.
Germany lost 2-1 to Japan in their opener, while Spain hammered Costa Rica 7-0 in their opener and looked the real deal but they did show a few cracks in their draw against Germany.
Cue pandemonium in the finale as all four teams were ahead at different stages and Japan’s stunning comeback win against Spain propelled them to top spot and knocked out Germany.
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Below is everything you need to know on World Cup 2022 Group E.
Group E schedule (all times ET)
Recap/highlights: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor
Recap/highlights: Germany 1-2 Japan – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Spain 1-1 Germany – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Recap/highlights: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Japan 2-1 Spain – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Recap/highlights: Costa Rica 2-4 Germany – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
How To Watch Group E matches live
- When: November 23-December 1 2022
- Group stage game kick-off times: 5am, 8am, 11am, 2pm (all ET)
- Location: Qatar
- TV channels en Español: Telemundo, Universo, Peacock
- Streaming en Español: Peacock (all 64 matches)
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Group E table
1. Japan -- 6 points (+1)
2. Spain -- 4 points (+6 GD)
3. Germany -- 4 points (+1)
4. Costa Rica -- 3 points (-8)
Spain
Current FIFA world ranking: 7
World Cup titles: 1 (2010)
World Cup appearances: 16
How they qualified: Qualified automatically from UEFA (1st place)
Coach: Luis Enrique
Key players: Rodri, Pedri, Pau Torres, Jordi Alba
Germany
Current FIFA world ranking: 11
World Cup titles: 4 (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
World Cup appearances: 20
How they qualified: Qualified automatically from UEFA (1st place)
Coach: Hansi Flick
Key players: Manuel Neuer, Antonio Rudiger, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka
Costa Rica
Current FIFA world ranking: 31
World Cup titles: 0
World Cup appearances: 5
How they qualified: Qualified from CONCACAF via interconfederation playoffs
Coach: Luis Fernando Suarez
Key players: Keylor Navas, Joel Campbell, Celso Borges, Bryan Ruiz
Japan
Current FIFA world ranking: 24
World Cup titles: 0
World Cup appearances: 7
How they qualified: Qualified automatically from AFC
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Key players: Maya Yoshida, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Takumi Minamino, Daichi Kamada