Summary

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  • FT: Japan 2-1 Spain - Alvaro Morata opens scoring; Ritsu Doan levels & Ao Tanaka puts Japan in front

  • FT: Costa Rica 2-4 Germany - Serge Gnabry heads opener; Yeltsin Tejeda & Juan Pablo Vargas put Costa Rica ahead, before Kai Havertz double & Niclas Fullkrug

  • Japan top group and Spain, who at one point were going out, through in second

  • First all-female on-field refereeing team at men's World Cup for Costa Rica v Germany

  1. Postpublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

    Japan 0-1 Spain

    Uh oh. Spain's total domination of the ball has led a restless crowd to do Mexican waves.

    Someone have a shot please to make it stop.

  2. Postpublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

    Costa Rica 0-1 Germany

    Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sane and Serge Gnabry are causing no end of problems for Costa Rica.

    Not sure too many teams would fancy facing that trio in this sort of form.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

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    Rob: Costa Rica look about as much of a threat as Belgium earlier

    Mark: Too much firepower from Germany and Spain, both to progress rather easily

    Arunit: Still unable to figure out if Morata is overrated or underrated after a decade

    Costa Rica 0-1 GermanyImage source, Getty Images
  4. Postpublished at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

    Japan 0-1 Spain

    Matt Upson
    Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Japan can't lay a glove on Spain at the moment. It's just shadow boxing.

  5. Postpublished at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

    Japan 0-1 Spain

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    Almost complete domination of the ball from Spain - they've had 85.8% possession. Japan are largely chasing shadows.

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    Rob: Arsenal fan - so glad we sold Gnabry for £5 million in 2016! #doh

    • 'Costa Rica are struggling'published at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Costa Rica 0-1 Germany

      Karen Bardsley
      Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

      This is exactly what I expected from Germany from the first day. They are absolutely dominating possession, Costa Rica are struggling to find connections and they're finally entering the Germany half.

      Costa Rica 0-1 GermanyImage source, Getty Images
    • Postpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Costa Rica 0-1 Germany

      What's going on here?

      Keylor Navas scrambles across the pitch to try and keep a loose ball back in play. A huge shout goes up from the crowd as the Costa Rica keeper slides to stop it but we play on.

      Crikey that's gone out by well over a foot.

    • Postpublished at 19:18 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Costa Rica 0-1 Germany

      The average positions from the first 15 minutes tell a story.

      Not a single Costa Rica player (black dots) in the Germany half.

      CrcGer average positionsImage source, Opta
    • Postpublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Costa Rica 0-1 Germany

      Over 15 minutes on the clock and Costa Rica finally manage to string three or four passes together. They've only touched the ball three times in Germany's half so far.

    • 'Germany bossing the midfield'published at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Costa Rica 0-1 Germany

      Conor McNamara
      BBC Radio 5 Live commentator

      Germany are bossing the midfield. Goretzka's header was on target, pushed away by Keylor Navas. Costa Rica can hardly get out of their own half.

    • Postpublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Japan 0-1 Spain

      Japan aren't taking any risks just yet, they are keeping their shape, staying compact and trying to prevent Spain from adding a quick second that would kill this game off.

    • It's all gone quiet over therepublished at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Japan 0-1 Spain

      Chris Bevan
      BBC Sport at Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar

      I think word of Germany's goal has reached the Japan fans. Their end of the stadium is silent for the first time tonight.

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      Andrew: You can see the intent from Germany there after scoring that opener. No celebrating, just regather the ball and run back to the centre circle, they’re leaving nothing to chance tonight. Compare this urgency to Belgium’s whimper earlier.

    • GREAT SAVE!published at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Costa Rica 0-1 Germany

      The chances keep coming for Germany. This time Leon Goretzka gets his head to a back-post cross but Keylor Navas gets down to save superbly.

    • Postpublished at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Japan 0-1 Spain

      Thirty goals in 60 appearances for Spain for Alvaro Morata. You put in a cross like that and he does not miss.

      The Japan fans remain loud, however. Plenty of time left for things to change.

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      John: Well Spain made that look easy.

    • Germany threaten goal glutpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Costa Rica 0-1 Germany

      Phil McNulty
      BBC Sport chief football writer at Al Bayt Stadium

      What a start by Germany. What a worrying opening for Costa Rica.

      Germany had threatened several times in that first ten minutes before breaking the deadlock through Serge Gnabry's header. Just what Hansi Flick's side needed as they chase the win that will seal qualification.

    • Postpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Japan 0-1 Spain

      Matt Upson
      Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

      It's just too easy for Spain and Morata to get on to the end of this cross.

      It's a lovely ball in but there's just not enough presence in the Japan defence to even put Morata off.

      Morata heads in from four yards out. There's nowhere near enough pressure or challenges on him.

      Alvaro MorataImage source, Getty Images
    • AS IT STANDSpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2022

      Early goals for the European giants put them on course in Group E.

      Currently Spain would be facing Croatia in the round of 16, while Germany would play Morocco.

      Group EImage source, BBC World Cup