First class sensation! Germany goes home, Japan in euphoria. Belgium ends! Croatians and Moroccans celebrate

Hakim Ziyech gave the Moroccans the lead after only four minutes of the match, the Canadian defense greatly eased the situation for him. Goalkeeper Milan Borjan ran out after a bad pass from a teammate and offered the Moroccan striker a virtually empty goal.

Morocco took a two-goal lead after Yusuf En-Nesjri’s strike, but the Canadians reduced the deficit before halftime when North African defender Nayef Aguerd scored an own goal.

In the second half, the Moroccans controlled the match and the 2:1 victory over Canada means a sensational promotion from the first place in Group F. They are in the playoffs after 36 years.

Belgium says goodbye to Qatar, Croatia celebrates

Croatia entered the match better than Belgium and Ivan Perišič threatened just eight seconds after the opening whistle. After a quarter of an hour, the Belgian Yannick Carrasco committed a foul in his own goal and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. However, VAR subsequently revealed that the foul was preceded by an offside position by the Croatians, and the penalty kick was missed.

In the 61st minute, famous scorer Romelu Lukaku dropped a huge shot, which only hit the post from the stop. The Croatians took care of the nervous ending, Lukaku could have scored again in the 90th minute, but practically on the goal line he could not put the ball into the goal and he did not even convert a goal in the set-up. A 0:0 draw is enough for the Croats to advance from second place. The Belgians, bronze medalists from the last World Cup, are out of the tournament.

Germany bids farewell to the tournament

The Germans entered the match against Costa Rica with several chances, in the 8th minute Thomas Müller could have scored, but he did not hit the goal with his head. But the Europeans soon rejoiced, because Serge Gnabry made his mark in the 10th minute.

The Germans literally pounded the Costa Rican defense, but the Costa Rican Keysher Fuller Spence appeared in the biggest trouble after Antonio Rüdiger’s hesitation, but the goalkeeper Manuel Neuer blocked his shot with a great shot.

The second half offered exciting football. First, Yeltsin Tejeda equalized in the 59th minute before Daniel Vargas put the Costa Ricans ahead in the 70th minute. But the Germans did not give up, in the 72nd and 85th minutes, Kai Havertz gave the Germans back the lead with two goals. Niclas Füllkrug added the fourth goal in the setup.

But in the end it was of no use to the Germans. The Spaniards failed to win against Japan in the parallel match, which was a condition for Germany’s progress to the round of 16. Frenchwoman Stéphanie Frappart made football history as the first woman in the role of head referee at the men’s world championship, and was also assisted by women on the sidelines.

The Japanese turned Spain around and are in the playoffs

The Spaniards entered the match against Japan actively and took the lead after 12 minutes with a goal by Álvaro Morata. The Europeans didn’t take any other chances, so they went to the cabins with a score of 1:0.

After the change of sides, a huge sensation was born. With two goals from Doan and Tanaka in the 48th and 53rd minutes, the Japanese turned the score around and are going to the elimination fights from the first place in Group E.