Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan

[Toffeeslam]

Some weird results in this tournament

 

[Connor]

Should have taken Hatate and Kyogo, you dopes

 

[Toffeeslam]

Mind you, that Costa Rican goal gives the Germans a big lifeline. Or at least a margin of error.

Could be an Argentina v Germany final as I think the poor starts will galvanise both of them.

Unlike teams with great starts like England who phoned it in last game v the US

 

[4 Eyes Better Than 2]

Japan here

Minutes left to play, they know a goal would likely qualify them from the group, are 1 down and they’re trying to walk the ball in the net against a team with 10 men behind the ball

Deserve to lose

 

[Drico]

Could be an Argentina v Germany final as I think the poor starts will galvanise both of them.

Unlike teams with great starts like England who phoned it in last game v the US

As much as I enjoy the Argentinians and Germans plotting their way through World Cups by any means necessary, I don't think either is any good this year. I hope both progress - I want the best sides in the last 16 - but I don't see either as threats to the likes of Spain, France, or maybe Brazil. I'd take England to beat either, to be honest.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Inexcusable from Japan this. Amazing opportunity

 

[neil999]

Well done ticos!

 

[Wat Tyler]

Horrible side CR. Looking forward to not watching them and Mexico again

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Great result for the Costa Ricans.

 

[RomanReigns]

Well done Costa Rica

Just that casual -6 goal difference going into the Germany game to overcome then

 

[Librarian]

Germany are not out even if they lose today

 

[Drico]

So, that changes things significantly.

The Germans are - basically - clinging on with a full hand for dear life after that, when they'd previously been reduced to one fingernail over the precipice. A defeat tonight means that Spain are through and can play the reserves against Japan, so defeat probably means elimination. A draw tonight means Spain have to get something from Japan to top the group. That would allow the Germans to leapfrog Japan with a win over Costa Rica.

Essentially, this result means a draw is now a valuable prize for Germany tonight. Get a point and beat the Costa Ricans and it'd take a Japan win over Spain to mean the Germans need a seven-goal haul in the last game.

 

[Toffeeslam]

As much as I enjoy the Argentinians and Germans plotting their way through World Cups by any means necessary, I don't think either is any good this year. I hope both progress - I want the best sides in the last 16 - but I don't see either as threats to the likes of Spain, France, or maybe Brazil. I'd take England to beat either, to be honest.

Hope your right cause that England performance was shabite

 

[Librarian]

So, that changes things significantly.

The Germans are - basically - clinging on with a full hand for dear life after that, when they'd previously been reduced to one fingernail over the precipice. A defeat tonight means that Spain are through and can play the reserves against Japan, so defeat probably means elimination. A draw tonight means Spain have to get something from Japan to top the group. That would allow the Germans to leapfrog Japan with a win over Costa Rica.

Essentially, this result means a draw is now a valuable prize for Germany tonight. Get a point and beat the Costa Ricans and it'd take a Japan win over Spain to mean the Germans need a seven-goal haul in the last game.

Think Spain will batter Japan even if they don’t need to.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Think Spain will batter Japan even if they don’t need to.

Spain can play their second team and would cruise through Japan. Well on today's evidence anyway.