Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2 but fail to make it to the knockouts

Thanks to goals from Serge Gnabry, Kai Havertz, and Niklas Fullkrug, Germany defeated Costa Rica 4-2 in their Group E encounter at the Al Bayt Stadium but failed to make it out of the group stages as Japan caused yet another upset, shocking Spain 2-1 to go top of the group. Spain qualify over the Germans on superior goal difference.Germany were ahead with a 1-0 lead over Costa Rica but the central American team came out all guns blazing in the second half as they found the back of the net twice through Yeltsin Tejeda in the 58th minute and Juan Pablo Vargas in the 70th minute.A late resurgence from the German team led by Kai Lukas Havertz saw them score three goals in the last 20 minutes to win the match. Havertz scored in the 73rd and 85th minutes while Niclas Fullkrug found the back of the net in the 89th minute to secure a 4-2 win.