World Cup 2022: After a shock defeat to Japan in the final, Germany will face Spain in the final match of the day to stay alive.
* In the Japan game, late goals by Ritsu Dean and Tatum Asana gave Japan a respectable victory.
* Germany, the four-time champions, looked set for a routine victory with a first-half penalty from Glenda, but were doomed by a lack of goal in front of goal.
* Germany now need a positive result against marauding Spain to avoid a group stage exit.
* But before that, Japan will host Costa Rica and Belgium will lock horns with Morocco. Croatia will face Canada in the final match of the day.
It's hard to call. Germany is not consistent, but you can see that Hansi Flick wants to play.
They will try to take the game to Spain, but it is too dangerous.
Spanish football expert Guillem 5 spoke again at the World Cup pre-show and said Spain may struggle to score, but they did not start badly with seven in their first game.
I can see this ending in a draw, which wouldn't make it a derby, but would leave Germany on the brink of a second World Cup in a row.
Germany have won just one of their last seven games against Spain, including a 6-0 victory in the Nations League when the teams last met on November 17, 2020. It was Germany's heaviest defeat since 1931.
Spain are aiming to win back-to-back World Cups for the first time since winning six in a row en route to lifting the trophy in 2010.
Luis Enrique's side scored the most goals in four matches (spanning 390 minutes) at the 2018 World Cup with a 7-0 win over Costa Rica.
Germany won each of their first eight games under Hansi Flick, but have won just two of their nine games since then (D5, L2).
After losing their opening game 2-1 to Japan, another loss to Spain could destroy Germany's hopes of progressing in Qatar.
"The last two races were not good," Flick said.
"We don't want it to happen again. The focus is concentration. This is our first World Cup final, and we don't want it to happen again."
Spain's head into the game aiming to secure a place in the knockout stages after thrashing Costa Rica 7-0.
Head coach Luis Enrique is expecting a tough match against Germany under pressure.
"Definitely a team more similar to Spain in terms of dominating and controlling the game."
"It's a good challenge for us. I think it's going to be an open game."
It's hard to call. Germany is not consistent, but you can see that Hansi Flick wants to play.
They will try to take the game to Spain, but it is too dangerous.
Spanish football expert Guillem 5 spoke again at the World Cup pre-show and said Spain may struggle to score, but they did not start badly with seven in their first game.
I can see this ending in a draw, which wouldn't make it a derby, but would leave Germany on the brink of a second World Cup in a row.
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