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Germany have been eliminated from the World Cup after Japan defeated Spain 2-1 in a famous victory in Qatar. Follow all the action:

What an absolutely manic morning that was. That is absolutely seismic. Germany — the 2014 champions, the equal-second most successful nation in World Cup history — gone. Again. Dust off those Hansi Flicked headlines, methinks.

And let’s not lose sight of the fact that, for a while there, the Spain team who won 7-0 in their first game were on the brink of joining them.Japan have beaten both Spain and Germany and will now face Morocco in the last 16. Germany are gone at the first time of asking for the second time in two World Cups! Spain take on Croatia in the next round.Spain have about four minutes to find an equaliser. Germany have longer to score a lot.

 

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