GERMANY VS COSTA RICA
The European giants Germany flew to Qatar as one of the title favourites in the World Cup.
But things were getting out of hand. The unexpected defeat against Japan in the first match affected the team a lot. Their pre-quarter hopes hung in the balance after a draw against trailing Spain. But they have a small window of opportunity ahead of them. But Spain wants to be born. They have to beat Costa Rica in today's match. If both of these things happen, Flick and his team will regain lost faith.
A win today and a win for Spain against Japan would see Germany secure a pre-quarters spot and finish second with 4 points. But a draw or defeat will slam the doors on them. A win here is not enough to turn things around. If Spain loses to Japan, Germany will need a huge six- or seven-goal win to get through to the knockouts. Anyway, Germany will go into the field today aiming for a big win. Costa Rica on the other hand is third with 3 points. If they can topple Germany, they can reach the pre-quarters unaided. Instead, the result is a draw, but with fewer odds. Japan wants to fail. In any case, Costa Rica might be able to mount a big challenge for Germany today. If the strong on paper can fight back on the field, the knockout dream can become a reality. This match will be played at Al Bait Stadium at 12.30 AM IST. Anyway, we can wait for more hours to know who will fall and who will rule
WIN PROBABILITY
Germany :- 90%
Costa Rica :- 3%
Draw :- 7%
MATCH SCHEDULE
Date:- 2/12/2022
Time:- 12.30 AM (IST)
Venue:- Al Bayt Stadium
INSIGHTS
1) This is the second meeting between Germany and Costa Rica, previously Germany won 4-2 in the opening match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
2) Germany has won six of their eight FIFA World Cup matches against CONCACAF nations (D1 L1), although their only defeat in this run came in their last match against Mexico in 2018.
3) Costa Rica has won just one of its last 11 FIFA World Cup matches against European nations (D5 L5), winning 1-0 against Italy in the 2014 edition. Indeed, six of Costa Rica's World Cup 2022 squad took part in the win over Italy (Celso Borges, Brian Ruiz, Joel Campbell, Keylor Navas, Yelsin Tejeda and Oscar Duarte).
4) After a 1–0 win over Japan in the second leg, Costa Rica won only their second consecutive World Cup match (against Uruguay and Italy in 2014), having only kept consecutive clean sheets once before. (against Italy and England in 2014).
5) Germany had 35.9% possession against Spain on matchday two, their lowest share in a World Cup match since 1966, breaking their previous record (39%) set against Morocco in 1986. Germany failed to win both of their opening two group stage matches at a World Cup for the first time in their history.
