Germany out of World Cup despite win over Costa Rica

AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Germany was eradicated from the group stage of the World Cup for the second match in a row.

The four-time champions beat Costa Rica 4-2 Thursday however it wasn’t sufficient to advance to the spherical of 16. Japan’s 2-1 victory over Spain allowed each of these groups to advance as a substitute, with the Japanese staff on the prime of the group.

Playing as defending champions on the final World Cup, Germany additionally was knocked out within the group stage.

Germany, which misplaced to Japan in its opening match in Qatar, wanted assist from the opposite match to be able to advance with a victory at Al Bayt Stadium, however issues didn’t go its approach. If Spain had overwhelmed Japan, the Germans would have completed second within the group.

It all began so properly with Serge Gnabry placing Germany in entrance in opposition to Costa Rica with a Tenth-minute header and Spain taking an early lead in opposition to Japan on the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.

Both matches had been turned the wrong way up within the second half.

Yeltsin Tejeda evened the rating within the 58th minute and Juan Vargas scrambled one other within the seventieth, placing Costa Rica forward 2-1 and heading in the right direction to advance.

But Germany substitute Kai Havertz made it 2-2 three minutes later after which restored Germany’s lead within the eighty fifth. Another substitute, Niclas Füllkrug, added the fourth.

The match was additionally notable as a result of French referee Stéphanie Frappart turned the primary girls to officiate a males’s World Cup match.