Like they did in real life, Japan managed to advance from a group that also contained heavyweights Germany and Spain. This time, however, it was the Germans that advanced (with a perfect record), while the Spaniards were sent home. Spain and Japan met in the group’s final match, with Spain needing a victory to move on, but they could only manage a 1-1 tie.
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| Group E | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Germany 5, Japan 0
(actual: Japan 2, Germany 1)
2′ GOAL Germany Serge Gnabry
18′ GOAL Germany Serge Gnabry (off corner kick)
19′ yellow card Germany Kai Havertz
27′ yellow card Germany Leroy Sane
34′ GOAL Germany Niclas Fullkrug
42′ yellow card Japan Miki Yamane
49′ GOAL Germany Leroy Sane (off free kick)
55′ GOAL Germany Timo Werner (off corner kick)
56′ big save by Japan GK Shuichi Gonda
89′ yellow card Germany Emre Can
Spain 3, Costa Rica 3
(actual: Spain 7, Costa Rica 0)
25′ GOAL Costa Rica Kendall Waston
40′ GOAL Spain Alvaro Morata (penalty kick)
45’+ GOAL Costa Rica Kendall Waston
67′ GOAL Costa Rica Joel Campbell (penalty kick)
69′ GOAL Spain Dani Olmo
73′ GOAL Spain Jose Luis Gaya
79′ big save by Costa Rica GK Keylor Navas
Germany 3, Spain 2
(actual: Germany 1, Spain 1)
39′ yellow card Spain Inigo Martinez
44′ GOAL Germany Marco Reus
45+’ yellow card Spain Pablo Sarabia
57′ GOAL Germany Leroy Sane
78′ GOAL Spain Ferran Torres
79′ yellow card Spain Sergio Busquets
79′ GOAL Germany Kai Havertz (penalty kick)
90′ GOAL Spain Pablo Fornals
Japan 3, Costa Rica 1
(actual: Costa Rica 1, Japan 0)
18′ GOAL Japan Ritsu Doan
26′ GOAL Costa Rica Anthony Contreras
30′ big save by Japan GK Shuichi Gonda
45+’ yellow card Japan Shogo Taniguchi
58′ GOAL Japan Daizen Maeda
84′ GOAL Japan Ritsu Doan
86′ yellow card Costa Rica Oscar Duarte
92′ yellow card Costa Rica Bryan Ruiz
Germany 2, Costa Rica 1
(actual: Germany 4, Costa Rica 2)
1′ GOAL Germany Marco Reus
36′ yellow card Germany Leroy Sane
44′ big save by Costa Rica GK Keylor Navas
45′ yellow card Costa Rica Keysher Fuller
45+’ yellow card Germany Kai Havertz
66′ GOAL Germany Serge Gnabry
67′ GOAL Costa Rica Celso Borges
92′ yellow card Costa Rica Francisco Calvo
Spain 1, Japan 1
(actual: Japan 2, Spain 1)
3′ big save by Japan GK Shuichi Gonda
17′ GOAL Japan Ritsu Doan
39′ big save by Japan GK Shuichi Gonda
58′ GOAL Spain Pablo Sarabia
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