FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, December 1, 2022
Germany LDWLD 4
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Costa Rica DWWLW 2
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GER134
CRC022
Al Bayt Stadium · 67,054 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Germany out of World Cup despite winning finale against Costa Rica

A Kai Havertz double led Germany to a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica on Thursday, but it wasn't enough to avoid elimination at the 2022 World Cup.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
14
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
7
68.1
Possession
31.9
32
SHOTS
8
11
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
638
Accurate Passes
252
713
Passes
337
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
3
32
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
63
30
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.8
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
1
3
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
21
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
8
9
Effective Clearances
42
9
Clearances
42

Head to Head

GER leads series 1-0

Lineups

CRC · 5-4-1

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 6Óscar DuarteCD
  3. 3Juan Pablo VargasCD-L
  4. 19Kendall WastonCD-R
  5. 8Bryan OviedoLB
  6. 4Keysher FullerRB
  7. 17Yeltsin TejedaCM-L
  8. 5Celso BorgesCM-R
  9. 20Brandon AguileraLM
  10. 12Joel CampbellRM
  11. 11Johan VenegasF

GER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 15Niklas SüleCD-R
  4. 3David RaumLB
  5. 6Joshua KimmichRB
  6. 14Jamal MusialaAM
  7. 21Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 8Leon GoretzkaRM
  9. 13Thomas MüllerF
  10. 10Serge GnabryAM-L
  11. 19Leroy SanéAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Costa Rica 0, Germany 1. Serge Gnabry (Germany) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
  2. 45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Youstin Salas replaces Brandon Aguilera.
  3. 45' Substitution, Germany. Lukas Klostermann replaces Leon Goretzka.
  4. 55' Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  5. 58' Goal! Costa Rica 1, Germany 1. Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  6. 66' Substitution, Germany. Kai Havertz replaces Thomas Müller.
  7. 67' Substitution, Germany. Mario Götze replaces David Raum.
  8. 70' Goal! Costa Rica 2, Germany 1. Juan Vargas (Costa Rica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  9. 73' Goal! Costa Rica 2, Germany 2. Kai Havertz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
  10. 74' Substitution, Costa Rica. Ronald Matarrita replaces Johan Venegas.
  11. 74' Substitution, Costa Rica. Jewison Bennette replaces Keysher Fuller.
  12. 76' Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 85' Goal! Costa Rica 2, Germany 3. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Serge Gnabry with a cross.
  14. 89' Goal! Costa Rica 2, Germany 4. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Costa Rica. Anthony Contreras replaces Bryan Oviedo.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Costa Rica. Roan Wilson replaces Yeltsin Tejeda.
  17. 90'+3' Substitution, Germany. Matthias Ginter replaces Niklas Süle.

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