World Cup 2022: Germany out of World Cup despite victory over Costa Rica

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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Al Bayt Stadium

Last updated connected 10 minutes ago.From the conception World Cup

Germany crashed retired of the World Cup connected a singular nighttime of play contempt triumph implicit Costa Rica astatine Al Bayt Stadium.

Japan's 2-1 triumph against Spain - which saw them decorativeness apical of Group E - would person eliminated Germany anyhow acknowledgment to Spain's superior extremity difference.

Hansi Flick's broadside needed triumph to springiness themselves immoderate accidental of reaching the past 16, but it was to nary avail.

Germany were successful implicit power and led done Serge Gnabry's 10th-minute header lone for Costa Rica to crook the lucifer connected its caput to rise the singular anticipation of Spain besides going out.

Yeltsin Tejeda equalised aft Germany keeper Manuel Neuer pushed retired Kendall Waston's header successful the 58th minute, earlier Juan Pablo Vargas bundled successful a 2nd 12 minutes later. At that stage, they were going done with Japan.

It would person capped 1 of the astir astonishing nights successful World Cup history, but Germany substitute Kai Havertz restored a measurement of normality to proceedings with 2 objective finishes. Niclas Fullkrug's last-minute effort gave Flick's broadside a triumph that was nary consolation arsenic they failed to get retired of the radical signifier for the 2nd successive World Cup.

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Costa Rica

Squad number1Player nameNavas
Squad number4Player nameFuller
Squad number6Player nameDuarte
Squad number19Player nameWaston
Squad number3Player nameVargas
Squad number8Player nameOviedo
Squad number12Player nameCampbell
Squad number5Player nameBorges
Squad number17Player nameTejeda
Squad number20Player nameAguilera
Squad number11Player nameVenegas

Squad number7Player nameContreras
Squad number9Player nameBennette
Squad number14Player nameSalas
Squad number22Player nameMatarrita
Squad number24Player nameWilson

Germany

Squad number1Player nameNeuer
Squad number6Player nameKimmich
Squad number15Player nameSüle
Squad number2Player nameRüdiger
Squad number3Player nameRaum
Squad number8Player nameGoretzka
Squad number21Player nameGündogan
Squad number19Player nameSané
Squad number14Player nameMusiala
Squad number10Player nameGnabry
Squad number13Player nameMüller

Squad number4Player nameGinter
Squad number7Player nameHavertz
Squad number9Player nameFüllkrug
Squad number11Player nameGötze
Squad number16Player nameKlostermann

Line-ups

Costa Rica

Formation 5-4-1

1Navas
4FullerSubstituted forBennetteat 74'minutes
6DuarteBooked astatine 76mins
19Waston
3Vargas
8OviedoSubstituted forContrerasat 90+3'minutes
12Campbell
5Borges
17TejedaSubstituted forWilsonat 90+3'minutes
20AguileraSubstituted forSalasat 45'minutes
11VenegasSubstituted forMatarritaat 74'minutes

Substitutes

2Chacón
7Contreras
9Bennette
10Ruiz
13Torres
14Salas
16Martínez
18Alvarado
21López
22Matarrita
23Sequeira
24Wilson
25Hernández
26Zamora

Germany

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Neuer
6Kimmich
15SüleSubstituted forGinterat 90+3'minutes
2Rüdiger
3RaumSubstituted forGötzeat 67'minutes
8GoretzkaSubstituted forKlostermannat 45'minutes
21GündoganSubstituted forFüllkrugat 55'minutes
19Sané
14Musiala
10Gnabry
13MüllerSubstituted forHavertzat 67'minutes

Substitutes

4Ginter
5Kehrer
7Havertz
9Füllkrug
11Götze
12Trapp
16Klostermann
17Brandt
18Hofmann
20Günter
22ter Stegen
23Schlotterbeck
24Adeyemi
25Bella-Kotchap
26Moukoko

Referee:Stéphanie Frappart

Attendance:67,054

Live Text

Match ends, Costa Rica 2, Germany 4.
Second Half ends, Costa Rica 2, Germany 4.
Foul by Matthias Ginter (Germany).
Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Jamal Musiala (Germany) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Youstin Salas.
Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from the near broadside of the six gait container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
Substitution, Germany. Matthias Ginter replaces Niklas Süle.
Substitution, Costa Rica. Roan Wilson replaces Yeltsin Tejeda.
Substitution, Costa Rica. Anthony Contreras replaces Bryan Oviedo.
VAR Decision: Goal Costa Rica 2-4 Germany (Niclas Füllkrug).
Goal! Costa Rica 2, Germany 4. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) near footed changeable from precise adjacent scope to the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.Goal awarded pursuing VAR Review.
Attempt saved. Mario Götze (Germany) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Germany) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
Goal! Costa Rica 2, Germany 3. Kai Havertz (Germany) near footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Serge Gnabry with a cross.
Attempt missed. Jamal Musiala (Germany) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is excessively high.
Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica).

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