DOHA, QatarIt's a simple task for Germany in its final game of group stage: beat Costa Rica on Thursday or the four-timeGermany was knocked out as reigning World Cup champions in group play four years ago in Russia.
Germany's coach Hans-Dieter Flick leads a training session at the Al Shamal Stadium in Al Shamal, north of Doha on Nov. 30, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Costa Rica and Germany. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via GCosta Rica earned a surprise win over Japan last week and now control its own fate.
"We are not thinking about our opponents in the knockout rounds," Spain midfielder Koke Resurrección said. "We need to beat Japan first and then we’ll see which team we’ll have to play against. If it’s Brazil in the quarterfinals, so be it, and we’ll try to prepare for it as best as possible." The Japanese are trying to advance to the knockout round for the second straight World Cup. They could see Ayase Ueda and Junya Ito playing together in attack from the start for the first time.There should be some young faces on the field when two veteran teams meet in a decisive Group F match.
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