A Kai Havertz treble led Germany to a 4-2 triumph implicit Costa Rica connected Thursday, but Spain's nonaccomplishment to Japan successful the different Group E lucifer condemned the four-time champions to a second-straight World Cup exit earlier the circular of 16.
Germany finished 3rd successful the standings, down Spain connected extremity difference, with Japan apical pursuing their 2-1 triumph implicit the La Roja. The effect near Japan facing Croatia successful the past 16 portion Spain volition look Morocco.
On a nighttime of unrelenting play successful the godforsaken adjacent Doha, Serge Gnabry scored an aboriginal extremity to springiness Germany a 1-0 pb implicit Costa Rica astatine half-time, but contempt dominating they were incapable to adhd to their pb implicit the Ticos in the opening 45 minutes.
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Germany needed to triumph to person immoderate accidental of avoiding a second-successive radical signifier elimination and abruptly recovered themselves down aft Yeltsin Tejeda and Juan Pablo Vargas scored close-range goals to springiness Costa Rica an improbable 2-1 lead.
With the radical standings flashing connected the large surface of the Al Bayt stadium, Germany grew tense with the sensational Jamal Musiala doubly hitting the station aboriginal successful the 2nd half.
Manuel Neuer could bash thing 13 minutes aft the restart erstwhile Tejeda thundered the shot past him connected the rebound aft helium had archetypal saved a Kendall Waston header.
Vargas past bundled the shot implicit the enactment successful the 70th infinitesimal to enactment Costa Rica successful front.
Havertz came disconnected the seat to people doubly for Germany to enactment them backmost successful the pb and Niclas Fullkrug added their fourth, but Spain's nonaccomplishment to Japan sealed the destiny of Hansi Flick's side, who finished with 4 points.
It was the archetypal clip successful their illustrious World Cup past that Germany had failed to triumph immoderate of their archetypal 2 radical matches -- a 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Japan and a 1-1 gully against Spain -- and contempt bagging a triumph connected their past attempt, they volition beryllium departing Qatar with dropped heads.
On a humanities note, referees Stephanie Frappart, Neuza Back and Karen Diaz became the archetypal all-women unit to oversee a game astatine a men's World Cup match.
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