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2022 FIFA World Cup Group E

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Matches in Group E of the 2022 FIFA World Cup took place from 23 November to 1 December 2022.[1] The group consisted of Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, and Japan. The top two teams, Japan and Spain, advanced to the round of 16.[2] Japan became the third ever and the first Asian team to win a World Cup group since themselves in Group H and South Korea in Group D, both in the 2002 edition, a tournament both countries co-hosted. Germany was eliminated in the group stage for the second consecutive tournament after going out as defending champions in 2018. This was the second time the reigning world champions were eliminated in the group stage of the two subsequent tournaments, following Italy, who was eliminated in the following two group stages after winning the 2006 edition.

Teams

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Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings[3]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
E1  Spain 1 UEFA UEFA Group B winners 14 November 2021 16th 2018 Winners (2010) 7 7
E2  Costa Rica 4[nb 2] CONCACAF CONCACAF v OFC play-off winners 14 June 2022 6th 2018 Quarter-finals (2014) 31[nb 2] 31
E3  Germany 2 UEFA UEFA Group J winners 11 October 2021 20th[nb 3] 2018 Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) 12 11
E4  Japan 3 AFC AFC third round Group B runners-up 24 March 2022 7th 2018 Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018) 23 24

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ a b As the identity of the CONCACAF v OFC play-off winners was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.[4]
  3. ^ Germany competed between 1951 and 1990 as West Germany.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 4
3  Germany 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group E, Japan, advanced to play the runners-up of Group F, Croatia.
  • The runners-up of Group E, Spain, advanced to play the winners of Group F, Morocco.

Matches

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All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Germany vs Japan

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The two teams had faced each other twice, most recently in 2006 friendly, a 2–2 draw.[5]

Japan's Daizen Maeda would convert a cross into the net 8 minutes in, but the goal was ruled out for offside. In the 33rd minute, Germany was awarded a penalty when Japanese goalkeeper Shūichi Gonda fouled David Raum inside the area. İlkay Gündoğan converted the penalty via a shot down the middle of the net, with the goalkeeper diving to the right.[6] Germany would have the ball in the net again just before half-time through Kai Havertz, but the goal was then once again disallowed for offside.

In the 75th minute, Japan equalized through Ritsu Dōan, after he finished a rebound into the net following goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's save from a low shot from the left. Japan went in front eight minutes later, when Takuma Asano received the ball down the right wing before pulling away from defender Nico Schlotterbeck towards the penalty area and shooting high above Neuer into the net past the near post.[7]

The result marked the second consecutive occasion that Germany lost their opening World Cup match, after a 1–0 defeat to Mexico in 2018. Following his substitution on in the 79th minute, the contest also saw the return of Mario Götze in a World Cup match, his first since scoring the decisive goal in extra time of the 2014 final against Argentina.[8]

Germany 1–2 Japan
Report
Germany
Japan
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 15 Niklas Süle
CB 2 Antonio Rüdiger
CB 23 Nico Schlotterbeck
LB 3 David Raum
CM 6 Joshua Kimmich
CM 21 İlkay Gündoğan downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 10 Serge Gnabry downward-facing red arrow 90'
AM 13 Thomas Müller downward-facing red arrow 67'
LW 14 Jamal Musiala downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 7 Kai Havertz downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Jonas Hofmann upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 8 Leon Goretzka upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 11 Mario Götze upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 9 Niclas Füllkrug upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 26 Youssoufa Moukoko upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Hansi Flick
GK 12 Shūichi Gonda
RB 19 Hiroki Sakai downward-facing red arrow 75'
CB 4 Ko Itakura
CB 22 Maya Yoshida (c)
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 6 Wataru Endo
CM 17 Ao Tanaka downward-facing red arrow 71'
RW 14 Junya Itō
AM 15 Daichi Kamada
LW 11 Takefusa Kubo downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 25 Daizen Maeda downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
DF 16 Takehiro Tomiyasu upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 9 Kaoru Mitoma upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 18 Takuma Asano upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 8 Ritsu Dōan upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 10 Takumi Minamino upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Hajime Moriyasu

Man of the Match:
Shūichi Gonda (Japan)[9]

Assistant referees:
David Morán (El Salvador)
Zachari Zeegelaar (Suriname)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Helpys Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)

Spain vs Costa Rica

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The teams had met on three occasions, all of them friendlies, with the most recent being a 5–0 home win for Spain in 2017.[10]

Spain dominated possession, and were up 3–0 at half-time thanks to goals scored in a span of 20 minutes by Dani Olmo, Marco Asensio and Ferran Torres from the penalty spot. Torres would get his second goal of the match nine minutes into the second half, before teenager Gavi scored Spain's fifth goal via an outside-of-the-foot volley in the 74th minute. Late strikes from substitutes Carlos Soler and Álvaro Morata saw the match conclude in a 7–0 Spanish win, the biggest margin of victory in a World Cup game since Portugal beat North Korea by the same scoreline in 2010. Costa Rica failed to record a single shot throughout the entirety of the contest, whilst Spain scored with each of their first seven shots on target.[11]

Costa Rica equalled their worst ever defeat, a 7–0 loss to Mexico in 1975, while this was Spain's biggest win at a World Cup, surpassing their 6–1 success against Bulgaria in 1998.[12] At the age of 18 years and 110 days, Gavi became the youngest ever player to both play and score in a World Cup match for Spain; he was also the youngest player to score for any team in the competition since Pelé for Brazil in 1958.[13]

Spain 7–0 Costa Rica
Report
Spain
Costa Rica
GK 23 Unai Simón
RB 2 César Azpilicueta
CB 16 Rodri
CB 24 Aymeric Laporte
LB 18 Jordi Alba downward-facing red arrow 64'
DM 5 Sergio Busquets (c) downward-facing red arrow 64'
CM 9 Gavi
CM 26 Pedri downward-facing red arrow 57'
RF 11 Ferran Torres downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 10 Marco Asensio downward-facing red arrow 69'
LF 21 Dani Olmo
Substitutions:
FW 7 Álvaro Morata upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 19 Carlos Soler upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 14 Alejandro Balde upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 8 Koke upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 12 Nico Williams upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Luis Enrique
GK 1 Keylor Navas (c)
RB 16 Carlos Martínez downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 6 Óscar Duarte
CB 15 Francisco Calvo Yellow card 68'
LB 8 Bryan Oviedo downward-facing red arrow 82'
RM 4 Keysher Fuller
CM 5 Celso Borges downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 17 Yeltsin Tejeda
LM 9 Jewison Bennette downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 12 Joel Campbell Yellow card 90+7'
CF 7 Anthony Contreras downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Kendall Waston upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 26 Álvaro Zamora upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 10 Bryan Ruiz upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 20 Brandon Aguilera upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 22 Rónald Matarrita upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez

Man of the Match:
Gavi (Spain)[14]

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Shi Xiang (China)
Video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)

Japan vs Costa Rica

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The teams had previously met four times, all in friendly matches, with Japan winning three and drawing one;[15] their most recent encounter was a 3–0 home victory for the Japanese in 2018.[16]

Japan, who made five changes to their starting lineup that won against Germany, dominated the match, but it was Costa Rica who would go in front with nine minutes remaining.[17] Keysher Fuller scored with a shot from the right which was deflected and misjudged by Japan goalkeeper Shūichi Gonda, and this would end up being the only goal of the game.[18][19]

Japan 0–1 Costa Rica
Report
Japan
Costa Rica
GK 12 Shūichi Gonda
RB 2 Miki Yamane Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 62'
CB 4 Ko Itakura Yellow card 84'
CB 22 Maya Yoshida (c)
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 6 Wataru Endo Yellow card 90+3'
CM 13 Hidemasa Morita
RW 8 Ritsu Dōan downward-facing red arrow 67'
AM 15 Daichi Kamada
LW 24 Yuki Soma downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 21 Ayase Ueda downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
DF 26 Hiroki Itō upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 18 Takuma Asano upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 9 Kaoru Mitoma upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 14 Junya Itō upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 10 Takumi Minamino upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Hajime Moriyasu
GK 1 Keylor Navas (c)
CB 6 Óscar Duarte
CB 19 Kendall Waston
CB 15 Francisco Calvo Yellow card 70'
RWB 4 Keysher Fuller
LWB 8 Bryan Oviedo
RM 13 Gerson Torres downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 5 Celso Borges Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 17 Yeltsin Tejeda
LM 12 Joel Campbell downward-facing red arrow 90+5'
CF 7 Anthony Contreras Yellow card 41' downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Brandon Aguilera upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 9 Jewison Bennette upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 14 Youstin Salas upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 2 Daniel Chacón upward-facing green arrow 90+5'
Manager:
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez

Man of the Match:
Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica)[20]

Assistant referees:
Stuart Burt (England)
Simon Bennett (England)
Fourth official:
Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Reserve assistant referee:
El Hadj Malick Samba (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Benoît Millot (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Nicolas Danos (France)

Spain vs Germany

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The teams had previously met four times in the World Cup: Germany recorded a 2–1 group stage victory in 1966 and a 2–1 second group stage win in 1982, the sides had a 1–1 group stage draw in 1994, and Spain earned a 1–0 semi-final win in 2010. Their most recent meeting was in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, with Spain winning 6–0.[21]

In the first half, Spain's Dani Olmo had a shot that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer turned onto the bar. In the 62nd minute, substitute Álvaro Morata put Spain into the lead when he flicked Jordi Alba's cross from the left into the net at the near post.[22] With seven minutes to go, Niclas Füllkrug, also a substitute, equalized for Germany when he lashed the ball with his right foot high past Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simón from the right. Leroy Sané nearly won the contest for Germany in stoppage time when he was through on goal, but the ball eventually went out of bounds after he ran out of space to run.[23]

Spain 1–1 Germany
Report
Attendance: 68,895
Spain
Germany
GK 23 Unai Simón
RB 20 Dani Carvajal
CB 16 Rodri
CB 24 Aymeric Laporte
LB 18 Jordi Alba downward-facing red arrow 82'
DM 5 Sergio Busquets (c) Yellow card 44'
CM 9 Gavi downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 26 Pedri
RF 11 Ferran Torres downward-facing red arrow 54'
CF 10 Marco Asensio downward-facing red arrow 66'
LF 21 Dani Olmo
Substitutions:
FW 7 Álvaro Morata upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 8 Koke upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 12 Nico Williams upward-facing green arrow 66'
DF 14 Alejandro Balde upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Luis Enrique
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 5 Thilo Kehrer Yellow card 37' downward-facing red arrow 70'
CB 15 Niklas Süle
CB 2 Antonio Rüdiger
LB 3 David Raum downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 6 Joshua Kimmich Yellow card 60'
CM 8 Leon Goretzka Yellow card 58'
RW 10 Serge Gnabry downward-facing red arrow 85'
AM 21 İlkay Gündoğan downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 14 Jamal Musiala
CF 13 Thomas Müller downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Niclas Füllkrug upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 16 Lukas Klostermann upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 19 Leroy Sané upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 18 Jonas Hofmann upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 23 Nico Schlotterbeck upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Hansi Flick

Man of the Match:
Álvaro Morata (Spain)[24]

Assistant referees:
Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)
Jan de Vries (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Vasile Marinescu (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ovidiu Artene (Romania)

Japan vs Spain

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The teams previously faced each other once in 2001, a friendly won 1–0 by Spain.[25]

After Álvaro Morata scored with a header from five yards out after a cross from César Azpilicueta on the right to give Spain a 1–0 half-time lead, Ritsu Dōan equalized for Japan early into the second period, with his strike from outside the penalty area overpowering goalkeeper Unai Simón and going into the top right corner of the net. Ao Tanaka put Japan in front just three minutes later with a close range finish, with the assist coming from a cut-back by Kaoru Mitoma on the left, seeing the ball hover within millimeters of the left sideline.[26] This would prove to be the decisive goal, as Japan won 2–1 to top Group E ahead of Spain and Germany, the latter being eliminated in the first round for the second tournament in a row.

Due to the tightness of the call, the circumstances surrounding Japan's second goal sparked much discussion.[27] The live television camera angle created an optical illusion as if the pass to Tanaka was out of bounds, and the video assistant referee took several minutes to confirm that a sliver of the ball stayed in the field, making it a valid goal. The sole evidence that settled the dispute was the bird's eye photo taken by Petr David Josek, released by the Associated Press after the match.[28] In an interview, Josek revealed that there were three other photographers allowed to enter the suspended catwalk to take bird's eye photos, but they missed Tanaka's pass because they were at the opposite side of the pitch anticipating a Spanish goal instead.[28]

Japan's victory with only 18% of possession was the lowest for a winning side at a FIFA World Cup match since records began in 1966.[29] The match would later draw comparisons with the Japan women's team's 4–0 win against Spain at the 2023 Women's World Cup, with Japan's mere 23% possession also breaking the record for lowest by a winning side at the tournament (since recordings began in 2011).[29] Both the men's and women's team showed a similar tactical plan against their Spanish counterparts.[30] Japan's progression from the group marked the first time they ever reached the knockout stage in consecutive World Cups.[31][32]

Japan 2–1 Spain
Report
Japan
Spain
GK 12 Shūichi Gonda
CB 4 Ko Itakura Yellow card 39'
CB 22 Maya Yoshida (c) Yellow card 45'
CB 3 Shogo Taniguchi Yellow card 44'
RM 14 Junya Itō
CM 13 Hidemasa Morita
CM 17 Ao Tanaka downward-facing red arrow 87'
LM 5 Yuto Nagatomo downward-facing red arrow 46'
RF 15 Daichi Kamada downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF 25 Daizen Maeda downward-facing red arrow 62'
LF 11 Takefusa Kubo downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Ritsu Dōan upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 9 Kaoru Mitoma upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 18 Takuma Asano upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 16 Takehiro Tomiyasu upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 6 Wataru Endo upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Hajime Moriyasu
GK 23 Unai Simón
RB 2 César Azpilicueta downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 16 Rodri
CB 4 Pau Torres
LB 14 Alejandro Balde downward-facing red arrow 68'
DM 5 Sergio Busquets (c)
CM 9 Gavi downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 26 Pedri
RF 12 Nico Williams downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 7 Álvaro Morata downward-facing red arrow 57'
LF 21 Dani Olmo
Substitutions:
DF 20 Dani Carvajal upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Ferran Torres upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 10 Marco Asensio upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 25 Ansu Fati upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 18 Jordi Alba upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Luis Enrique

Man of the Match:
Ao Tanaka (Japan)[33]

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Reserve assistant referee:
El Hadj Malick Samba (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)

Costa Rica vs Germany

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The teams had only met once prior, when hosts Germany defeated Costa Rica 4–2 in the opening match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[34]

After taking the lead in the first half through Serge Gnabry, Germany would be pegged pack in the second period following goals from Costa Rica scored by Yeltsin Tejeda and Juan Pablo Vargas. Germany would quickly rally back with a brace from Kai Havertz and a late effort converted by Niclas Füllkrug to win the match 4–2, the same scoreline as the teams' previous World Cup encounter.

Despite the victory, Germany were still edged out of second place in the group by Spain, as a result of the latter's superior goal difference. This meant that the 2014 champions had failed to reach the knockout stage in the two subsequent tournaments following their last World Cup title (having finished bottom of their group in 2018), the same fate that befell 2006 winners Italy in 2010 and 2014.[35] Costa Rica exited the competition as the team with the worst goal differential, in spite of the fact they won one of their three matches.

Costa Rica 2–4 Germany
Report
Attendance: 67,054
Costa Rica
Germany
GK 1 Keylor Navas (c)
CB 19 Kendall Waston
CB 6 Óscar Duarte Yellow card 77'
CB 3 Juan Pablo Vargas
RWB 4 Keysher Fuller downward-facing red arrow 74'
LWB 8 Bryan Oviedo downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
RM 12 Joel Campbell
CM 5 Celso Borges
CM 17 Yeltsin Tejeda downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
LM 20 Brandon Aguilera downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 11 Johan Venegas downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Youstin Salas upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 22 Rónald Matarrita upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 9 Jewison Bennette upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 7 Anthony Contreras upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 24 Roan Wilson upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez
GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 6 Joshua Kimmich
CB 15 Niklas Süle downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CB 2 Antonio Rüdiger
LB 3 David Raum downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 8 Leon Goretzka downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 21 İlkay Gündoğan downward-facing red arrow 55'
RW 19 Leroy Sané
AM 14 Jamal Musiala
LW 10 Serge Gnabry
CF 13 Thomas Müller downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
DF 16 Lukas Klostermann upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Niclas Füllkrug upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 7 Kai Havertz upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 11 Mario Götze upward-facing green arrow 66'
DF 4 Matthias Ginter upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Hansi Flick

Man of the Match:
Kai Havertz (Germany)[36]

Assistant referees:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Karen Díaz Medina (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Walter López (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jerome Brisard (France)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Corey Parker (United States)

Discipline

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Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]

  • first yellow card: −1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
  • direct red card: −4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Spain 1 −1
 Germany 3 −3
 Costa Rica 2 3 1 −6
 Japan 3 3 −6

See also

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