World Cup 2022 FIFA World Cup - Group E - (Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan)
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The Group of death imo Japan and Costa Rica ain't gonna be pushovers and Germany ain't nowhere near as strong as they use to be. Spain well.. they can be anything, they can be total crap or they can go on and win the whole thing all depends which Spain turns up.
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Absolutely mental the Japanese manager not only didn't pick Kyogo but picked Maeda ahead of him
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Spain and Germany are obviously favourites to progress, butt Japan are a sneaky chance to progress. There is some talent in that squad. Kawashima is also still kicking on at 39.
Germany aren't where they have been, even Spain has had some issues.
They should qualify but Japan (we all know) are very technical, very tough.
Costa Rica are good but perhaps punching above their weight.
They should qualify but Japan (we all know) are very technical, very tough.
Costa Rica are good but perhaps punching above their weight.
Japan Costa Rica
Spain and Germany.
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That's what happens when a WC is scheduled mid-season.
I'm going with Spain and Germany here, if only for the experience and theoretical quality factor, but Japan could prove a surprise. If either Spain or Germany lose their opening game, it will make the clash between them a tense, nervy match.
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No Thiago. Morata still in the team though.
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Costa Rica World Cup squad
| Position | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Esteban Alvarado | Herediano (CRC) | 33 | 24 |
| Goalkeeper | Keylor Navas | PSG (FRA) | 35 | 107 |
| Goalkeeper | Patrick Sequeira | CD Lugo (SPA) | 23 | 2 |
| Defender | Francisco Calvo | Konyaspor (TUR) | 30 | 75 |
| Defender | Daniel Chacon | Colorado Rapids (USA) | 21 | 8 |
| Defender | Oscar Duarte | Al-Wehda (SAU) | 33 | 70 |
| Defender | Keysher Fuller | Herediano (CRC) | 28 | 29 |
| Defender | Carlos Martinez | San Carlos (CRC) | 23 | 5 |
| Defender | Ronaldo Matarrita | FC Cincinnati (USA) | 28 | 52 |
| Defender | Bryan Oviedo | Real Salt Lake (USA) | 32 | 74 |
| Defender | Juan Pablo Vargas | Millonarios (COL) | 27 | 11 |
| Defender | Kendall Waston | Saprissa (CRC) | 34 | 61 |
| Midfielder | Brandon Aguilera | Nott'm Forest (ENG) Guanacasteca (CRC) | 19 | 4 |
| Midfielder | Jewison Bennette | Sunderland (ENG) | 18 | 7 |
| Midfielder | Celso Borges | Alajuelense (CRC) | 34 | 154 |
| Midfielder | Anthony Hernandez | Puntarenas (CRC) | 21 | 2 |
| Midfielder | Douglas Lopez | Herediano (CRC) | 24 | 2 |
| Midfielder | Bryan Ruiz | Alajuelense (CRC) | 37 | 144 |
| Midfielder | Youstin Salas | Saprissa (CRC) | 26 | 3 |
| Midfielder | Yeltsin Tejeda | Herediano (CRC) | 30 | 73 |
| Midfielder | Gerson Torres | Herediano (CRC) | 25 | 12 |
| Midfielder | Roan Wilson | Grecia (CRC) | 20 | 2 |
| Midfielder | Alvaro Zamora | Saprissa (CRC) | 20 | 2 |
| Forward | Joel Campbell | Club Leon (MEX) | 30 | 118 |
| Forward | Anthony Contreras | Herediano (CRC) | 22 | 8 |
| Forward | Johan Venegas | Alajuelense (CRC) | 33 | 80 |
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Japan World Cup squad
| Position | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Eiji Kawashima | Strasbourg (FRA) | 39 | 95 |
| Goalkeeper | Shuichi Gonda | Shimizu S-Pulse (JPN) | 33 | 33 |
| Goalkeeper | Daniel Schmidt | Sint-Truiden (BEL) | 30 | 11 |
| Defender | Yuto Nagatomo | Tokyo (JPN) | 36 | 137 |
| Defender | Maya Yoshida | Schalke (GER) | 34 | 121 |
| Defender | Hiroki Sakai | Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) | 32 | 71 |
| Defender | Takehiro Tomiyasu | Arsenal (ENG) | 23 | 29 |
| Defender | Miki Yamane | Kawasaki Frontale (JPN) | 28 | 14 |
| Defender | Shogo Taniguchi | Kawasaki Frontale (JPN) | 31 | 13 |
| Defender | Ko Itakura | Borussia Monchengladbach (GER) | 25 | 12 |
| Defender | Hiroki Ito | Stuttgart (GER) | 23 | 5 |
| Midfielder | Gaku Shibasaki | Leganes (SPA) | 30 | 59 |
| Midfielder | Wataru Endo | Stuttgart (GER) | 29 | 43 |
| Midfielder | Takumi Minamino | Monaco (FRA) | 27 | 43 |
| Midfielder | Junya Ito | Reims (FRA) | 29 | 38 |
| Midfielder | Ritsu Doan | Freiburg (GER) | 24 | 28 |
| Midfielder | Daichi Kamada | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | 26 | 21 |
| Midfielder | Takefusa Kubo | Real Sociedad (SPA) | 21 | 19 |
| Midfielder | Hidemasa Morita | Sporting (POR) | 27 | 17 |
| Midfielder | Ao Tanaka | Fortuna Dusseldorf (GER) | 24 | 14 |
| Midfielder | Kaoru Mitoma | Brighton (ENG) | 25 | 9 |
| Midfielder | Yuki Soma | Nagoya Grampus (JPN) | 25 | 7 |
| Forward | Takuma Asano | Bochum (GER) | 27 | 36 |
| Forward | Ayase Ueda | Club Brugge (BEL) | 24 | 10 |
| Forward | Daizen Maeda | Celtic (SCO) | 25 | 8 |
| Forward | Shuto Machino | Shonan Bellmare (JPN) | 23 | 4 |
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Germany World Cup squad
| Position | Player | Club | Age | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich (GER) | 36 | 113 |
| Goalkeeper | Marc-Andre ter Stegen | Barcelona (SPA) | 30 | 30 |
| Goalkeeper | Kevin Trapp | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | 32 | 6 |
| Defender | Armel Bella-Kotchap | Southampton (ENG) | 20 | 1 |
| Defender | Mattias Ginter | SC Freiburg (GER) | 28 | 46 |
| Defender | Christian Gunter | Freiburg (GER) | 29 | 6 |
| Defender | Thilo Kehrer | West Ham (ENG) | 26 | 22 |
| Defender | Lukas Klostermann | RB Leipzig (GER) | 26 | 18 |
| Defender | David Raum | RB Leipzig (GER) | 24 | 11 |
| Defender | Antonio Rudiger | Real Madrid (SPA) | 29 | 54 |
| Defender | Nico Schlotterbeck | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 22 | 5 |
| Defender | Niklas Sule | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 27 | 42 |
| Midfielder | Julian Brandt | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 26 | 38 |
| Midfielder | Leon Goretzka | Bayern Munich (GER) | 44 | 14 |
| Midfielder | Ilkay Gundogan | Manchester City (ENG) | 31 | 62 |
| Midfielder | Mario Gotze | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | 30 | 63 |
| Midfielder | Jonas Hofmann | B. Monchengladbach (GER) | 30 | 16 |
| Midfielder | Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich (GER) | 27 | 70 |
| Midfielder | Jamal Musiala | Bayern Munich (GER) | 19 | 17 |
| Forward | Youssoufa Moukoko | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 17 | 0 |
| Forward | Karim Adeyemi | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 20 | 4 |
| Forward | Niclas Fullkrug | Werder Bremen (GER) | 29 | 0 |
| Forward | Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich (GER) | 27 | 36 |
| Forward | Kai Havertz | Chelsea (ENG) | 23 | 30 |
| Forward | Thomas Muller | Bayern Munich (GER) | 33 | 118 |
| Forward | Leroy Sane | Bayern Munich (GER) | 26 | 47 |
It’s hard to beat the juggernauts, the beauty of soccer though is the unknown. A couple of mistakes can change a tournament so you never know I guess is your point. Hard to see anyone else getting through.
Don’t think Germany are as bad as people think. They’ve always been a good tournament team too.
Yep, Germany will flick the switch when it matters (now).
Would love to see Japan get through (personal reasons) but doubt it will happen.
TubbsFarquhar
TheBrownDog
Japan look very good early, they're causing all sorts of problems on the counter.
Nice pun given Germany are coached by Hansi Flick.
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