FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: Spain Crush Hapless Costa Rica 7-0
FIFA World Cup 2022 Score Live Updates: Welcome to the LIVE football coverage of Morocco vs Croatia, Germany vs Japan and Spain vs Costa Rica matches to be played on Wednesday.
Gavi shoots from outside the box and finds the middle of the nets. Soler follows it up to get the sixth goal in the FIFA World Cup 2022. Morata then gets the ball and hits it into the nets. Spain is in some form.
Torres strikes it for the second time as Spain is in a commanding position at this point of time.
Costa Rica has 45 mins to look for a comeback against Spain. They have been struggling from the beginning of the match.
Ferran Torres comes up with a free kick and deposits it into the net. What a goalll!!
Busquets passes to Alba on the left, Asensio shoots it in the nets. He doubles the lead for his side.
Spain is playing an attacking game as Olmo strikes. Gavi passes the ball and Olmo received it and does the rest.
Spain started with a lot of possession. It will be intriguing to see how Spain will go further in the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Spain will be taking on Costa Rica in the third match on Wednesday.
Brilliant goals from Doan, Asano Helped Japan outplay Germany.
That's a fantastic comeback by Japan. The substitute comes in and does the trick as Doan strikes. Takuma Asano follows it up with yet another blinder as he finds the net.
It would have been an extraordinary goal if Jamal Musiala's shot was on target. He is showing his finesse and putting pressure on his opponents.
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Take a look at this amazing goal:
It's a goal for Gundogan. He exploits the penalty chance and gets a fantastic goal.
Germany is persistently creating chances and they are playing an aggressive game here. Japanese defenders are playing under pressure now.
Musiala, the nineteen-year-old is a cause of concern for Japan's defenders. They need to think about a solution otherwise it will going to be a tough outing.
Poor Japan! They got a goal but it was offside. That's brilliant from Japan as they are outplaying the German defenders.
Germany will be taking on Japan in their Group E clash at the Khalifa International Stadium on Wednesday.
Fans of Morocco have started singing their songs as it has been a brilliant show against Croatia. From the first minute, they have dominated the runners-up. That's a classy start for Morocco. The match ended on a tie.
Morocco played better in the second half. Croatia, on the other side, is shrinking a bit in the second half and their midfielders are not putting pressure.
Mazraoui looks conscious as he hurts his hip and replaces him.
Croatia is counter-attacking now and gets a corner. This game has lot more to offer now.
Bounou flies to the edge of the box to get rid of a long ball. Then he makes a vital block to turn down the Croatian.
Ace Dejan Lovren looks decent today. He has been defending the ball in a very sleek manner to put pressure.
Hakimi is back in the game and he looks to hit a cross into the box from the right, but then Livakovic grabs it.
Morocco's Coach - Walid Reragui
“This will be the first time the tournament has been hosted in the Arab world, so it’s important Morocco are in Qatar. We’ll be trying to make all Moroccans, Qataris, and Arabs proud with our performances.”
Croatia's Coach: Zlatko Dalic
“We’re coming into this World Cup as runners-up, so of course expectations are high. However, we need to be realistic because there are at least 10 teams with a real chance of winning in Qatar.”
Morocco: Bounou, Hakimi, Saiss, Aguerd, Mazraoui, Ounahi, Amrabat, Ziyech, Amallah, Boufal, En-Nesyri.
Subs: Hamdallah, Zaroury, Sabiri, Mohamedi, Chair, Aboukhlal, Ezzalzouli, El Yamiq, Dari, Cheddira, Tagnaouti, El Khannous, Benoun, Attiyat Allah, Jabrane.
Croatia: Livakovic, Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Vlasic, Kramaric, Perisic
Subs: Stanisic, Barisic, Erlic, Majer, Grbic, Livaja, Pasalic, Petkovic, Budimir, Orsic, Vida, Ivusic, Sutalo, Sucic, Jakic.
Croatia XI: Livakovic, Perisic, Lovren, Kovacic, Kramaric, Modric, Brozovic, Vlasic, Sosa, Gvardiol, Juranovic
Morocco XI: Bounou, Hakimi, Mazraoui, Amrabat, Aguerd, Saiss, Ziyech, Ounahi, Amallah, Boufal, En-Nesyri
A day after the South American giant, Argentina, were slayed by the minnows, Saudi Arabia, the FIFA World Cup 2022 has peaked more interest. With European powerhouses like Spain, Germany and Croatia slated for their fixtures today, a sense has prevailed that no clear favourites may just sail easily ahead.
Background
FIFA World Cup 2022 Score Live Updates: Hello and welcome to ABP Live for the FIFA World Cup football coverage. On Tuesday, the football World Cup produced a memorable moment as the Messi-led Argentia side had to suffer a loss at the hands of Saudi Arabia, the FIFA World Cup 2022 hosts' immediate neighbour. It seems that the tournament's high will keep on surging with progress.
On Wednesday, November 23, three clashes feature in Qatar World Cup. The three clashes on Wednesday include Morocco taking on Croatia in a Group F clash, Germany all set to lock horns with Japan from Group E, while Spain and Costa Rica will go on head to head from Group E later on.
Morocco vs Croatia match is slated to start at 3.30 pm IST, Germany vs Japan match will start at 6.30 pm IST and Spain vs Costa Rica match is scheduled to begin at 9.30 pm IST.
Morocco vs Croatia
This is the first-ever encounter between the North African team, Morocco, and the 2018 World Cup runner-up, Croatia, at the quadrennial event. Croatia captain Luka Modric said his team should put aside their 2018 World Cup memories of making it to the final, and focus on their group match against Morocco on Wednesday. Ranked 22nd, Morocco, led by Chelsea midfielder Hakim Ziyech, head into FIFA World Cup 2022 on a five-match unbeaten streak.
Germany vs Japan
Germany is crossing swords with Japan in the group opener at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It is the tournament's most important game from the perspective of German captain Manuel Neuer. Japan, the highest-ranked Asian team at the tournament, tends to exceed expectations on the global stage and currently boasts a squad full of youngsters competing for national glory.
Spain vs Costa Rica
Spain kick off their FIFA World Cup campaign against Costa Rica on Wednesday looking to build on their performance in last summer's European Championships, where they reached the semifinals before losing on penalties to eventual champions Italy. Costa Rica will be looking to repeat their heroic performances at the 2014 World Cup, where they topped a group that included Uruguay, England and Italy.
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