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Moriyasu’s side started their World Cup campaign with a surprise win over Germany

‘If anyone knows how to compete it is Germany,’ said the Spain manager, who warned his side about overconfidence before the crunch Group E game

Fans believe the Samurai Blue are part of wave of teams changing the face of football after defeat of Germany

Spain hammered Costa Rica 7-0 in their opening match while Germany lost against Japan.

When the World Cup draw came out in April, one of the highlights of the group stage was Sunday’s Spain vs. Germany at Al Bayt Stadium. Eight months later, the game between the two former world champions and pre-tournament favorites gained even more prominence thanks to Germany’s surprising loss to…

Even with Spain scoring seven goals against Costa Rica, it's Canada that have the highest expected goals in any World Cup game so far even though they haven't scored any

Spain can back up their big win to kick off the World Cup today by getting one over Germany.

Japan take on Costa Rica in today’s early World Cup kick-off with Takuma Asano and Takehiro Tomiyasu on the bench.

Today’s World Cup action kicks off with Japan versus Costa Rica.

Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu is a doubt for Japan's second World Cup fixture against Costa Rica

Spanish pair Alvaro Morata and Dani Carvajal were benched during Wednesday’s thumping of Costa Rica having seemingly felt the adverse effects of Qatari aircon during their stay