New Delhi: After drawing the match with Spain in the FIFA World Cup 2022, Germany has kept its hopes alive for the Round of 16. Germany were trailing 0-1 at one point in the match and seemed to be in trouble for the next round, but Niklas Fulkrug’s goal in the last few minutes brought Germany back into the match as well as the tournament. .
Germany lost its first match against Japan 1-2. If she had lost the match against Spain, then the way forward for her could have been almost closed. On the other hand, Spain defeated Costa Rica 7-0 in the last match. In such a situation, winning the match against this team was also not looking so easy.
In the beginning of the match, Spain looked completely heavy. Most of the time the ball was seen dancing in front of the feet of the Spanish players. Spain also created some good chances in the first half. However, these opportunities could not be converted into goals. In the second half, Alvaro Morata scored a goal in the 62nd minute to give Spain the lead. From here the forward line of Germany became more active and made rapid attacks one after the other. German striker Niklas Fulkrug scored an equalizer for Germany in the 83rd minute.
The ball remained with Spain for 56% of the time in the match. Germany’s ball possession was 33%. However, in terms of goal attempts, Germany (10) was slightly ahead of Spain (7). Spain completed 565 passes. Whereas, Germany completed 281 passes. In terms of corners and free kicks, both the teams were almost equal. Spain got 6 corners and 16 free kicks while Germany got 5 corners and 15 free kicks.
Interesting battle of Group-E
In Group-E, Spain’s team is at number-1 with 4 points. Here Japan and Costa Rica have equal (3-3) points in their account. At the same time, Germany’s share has come so far. The top-2 teams will be decided only in the last two matches of the group. In the last matches, Spain will face Japan and Germany will face Costa Rica.
