What an unlucky day for the Germans as they lost their first match to Japan, Germany was in full control of the and with great ball possesions but they couldn't score any goal in the second half with all their effort.
Japan's made three substitute in the second half which added impact on the team because the three substitutes game work led to their equalising goal. It was a bad day for the Germans as the Japanese scored two goal within 8 minutes. The first goal was scored by Doan at the 75th minutes and the second goal was scored by Asano with a good finishing at the 83rd minutes. What a victorious day for the Japanese ending 2-1. This year world cup is full of surprises,this match was just like yesterday's match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia
In the second half, Japan played quite measuredly, even though Germany had full possession of the ball, one thing that made Germany overwhelmed against Samurai Blue players, they continued to chase and made the ball unable to last two to three touches for the German players
While Japan continued to rely on counterattacks and managed to take advantage of opportunities to create goals, Germany lost concentration in the 80th minute, so Takuma Asano managed to rely on the advantage of Ko Itakura's beautiful through ball. Japan's game is getting more attractive and playing quite open after 80 minutes.
Two big teams were defeated by Asian representatives, this shows that strategy and reading opportunities are two things that are quite influential.
HT: Spanyol 3 - 0 Costa RicaMeanwhile, in other matches, Spain won 3-0 over Costa Rica until the first half ended, the match was not very interesting, because Costa Rica was unable to keep up with Spain's game.
Three goals were created in the first half, each scored by Dani Olmo, Marco Asensio and Ferran Torres. Statistics show how impressive the Spanish players were until the first half ended. If in the second half Costa Rica doesn't change the game scheme, then it's not impossible that Spain will add to the advantage.