Football News: FIFA World Cup: Germany vs Costa Rica Preview and prediction
Costa Rica was down and out after Spain's 7-0 defeat on Thursday, but they showed terrific resilience to stay in the match against Japan and grab a late winner with their only shot on target of the tournament so far
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Will Germany humble Costa RicaIt will be great to see if they will do better against Germany than they did against Spain.
Germany's World Cup hopes are still alive after a more 'German-like' performance against Spain.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The men’s match between Germany and Costa Rica will have an all-female refereeing team for the first time in history 🙌❤️ <a href="https://t.co/623IaZdagt">pic.twitter.com/623IaZdagt</a></p>— SPORTbible (@sportbible) <a href="https://twitter.com/sportbible/status/1597893585118310403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Germany's late equaliser from replacement Niclas Fullkrug gave them a well-deserved 1-1 draw that increases their prospects of making it out of the group in a match between two of Europe's giants. This outcome gives them a chance, even if it is still unclear whether they will do better against Costa Rica than they did against Spain.
Costa Rica's victory in their last match has made Group E much more competitive, and they can still qualify for the next round with a draw as long as Spain beat Japan in the other match.
For Germany, only a win will do, and they also need some help from Spain. But things get more complicated if Japan earn a draw, as goal difference and goals scored will become the deciding factor. Based on our analysis, we predict that Germany will win.