FIFA football World Cup 2022: Croatia knocks out Canada 4-1, Spain and Germany ends in 1-1 draw

Doha: In the FIFA football World Cup 2022, Croatia knocked out Canada 4-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium at Doha in Qatar last night. With the defeat, Canada crashed out of the Round of 16 race. Croatia sits top of Group F, above Morocco on goal difference, and a draw in their final game against Belgium on Thursday will guarantee they reach the last 16.

The match between Spain and Germany ended in a  1-1 draw in a Group E match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.

Costa Rica defeated Japan 1-0 in a Group E match at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. With this win, Costa Rica climbed to third place in Group E, above Germany while Spain occupied the top spot and Japan are second. In their opening games, Japan stunned Germany 2-1 while Costa Rica received a 7-0 defeat from Spain.

Morocco stunned number 2 ranked team Belgium with a sensation 2-0 victory in their second Group F match at the Al Thumama Stadium yesterday.

Today, there will be three matches. Cameroon will take on Serbia in Group 'G' match at the Al-Janoub Stadium at 3:30 pm Indian Time.

South Korea will clash with Ghana in Group 'H' match at Education



City Stadium at 6:30 pm.

 And Brazil will lock horns with Switzerland in Group 'G' match at Stadium 974, in Ras Abu Aboud, Doha at 9:30 pm.

By virtue of a late equalizer from Niclas Fullkrug, Germany have given themselves a fighting chance to make it to the Round of 16 after getting a 1-1 draw against Spain. Now Germany has to depend on their match against Costa Rica on 1st December. The match will decide whether the four-time champions will go to the next round or get eliminated for the second time in a row. However, they will also have to depend on the result of Spain vs Japan match, which will be played at the same time.

The four-time champions suffered their earliest tournament exit in 2018 when they crashed out in the first round and now face a similar scenario in Qatar. Earlier in the day, Croatia thrashed Canada 4-1 to rise to the top of Group F with four points in two matches and a better goal difference than Morocco, who beat Belgium 2-0 to produce one of the upsets of the tournament in the second match. In the first match, Costa Rica gains their first points in Group E with a 1-0 win over Japan.