For a place in the next phase of the 2022 World Cup, Costa Rica and Germany will face each other this Thursday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), for the third and final round of Group E. The game will be at the Al Bayt stadium, in the city of Al Khor, Qatar.
As well as necessarily having to win, Germany also depends on what will happen between Japan and Spain. If the Japanese lose, the Germans pass. In case of a tie, the classified will be defined in the balance or in the criterion of goals scored. If Japan wins, the Germans will have to win the match, overcoming the Spaniards’ goal difference. At this moment, Spain has 7 against -1 of the four-time champions.
Klostermann, Sané and Füllkrug did well against Spain and cast doubt on coach Hansi Flick’s line-up. The trio has a chance to appear in the starting lineup. Left-back David Raum had a problem with his ribs and could be out of the squad.
Costa Rica will qualify for the next round if they defeat Germany, regardless of the outcome of the other match. If the game is tied, the Central American team will depend on Japan’s defeat to reach the round of 16.
Coach Luis Fernando Suárez should have only one change in relation to the team that defeated Japan, in the last round. Defender Vargas replaces Francisco Calvo, suspended for his second yellow card in the Cup.
COSTA RICA VS GERMANY 2: LESS THAN 3.5 GOALS IN THE MATCH
In the last clash of the group, we watched the two giants face off, a great game full of shots on goal and fierce ball dispute. Germany apparently woke up in the game against Spain for this World Cup.
The performance in the game against La Roja leads us to believe in a rout against the Costa Rican team. But it also makes us believe that, in order not to repeat the mistake of the game against Japan, Germany tends to hold back after guaranteeing its victory and classification.
Costa Rica can join the team of great underdogs for the 2022 World Cup and score goals against the European giant, but they don’t have enough technical quality to make us consider a possibility of a rout.
Furthermore, 10 of Germany’s last 15 matches have ended with under 3.5 goals. Therefore, this is a match in which we will most likely have a few goals, but it should not be on the list of great goals for this year’s world championship.
PALPITE COSTA RICA VS GERMANY 3: BOTH TEAMS SCORE A GOAL
Observing the technical quality of Costa Rica and the unstable phase Germany is in, presenting a style of play that does not match what is expected of their football, we can predict that both teams will reach the goal of success.
It is also necessary to consider that los ticos comes from a victory, against Japan, and a defeat, against Spain, and Germany, on the other hand, comes from a stumbling block and an equality, but scoring the net in all clashes.
Group E positions put Costa Rica needing only a draw to reach four points and thus qualify, considering Japan’s defeat against Spain.
Thus, it is believed that the Costa Ricans will not be relying on the 0-0, much less the Germans and from that point on they should look to score a goal to guarantee victory and reach the points to reach the next stage of the 2022 World Cup.
PREVIOUS CONFRONTS COSTA RICA VS GERMANY
Costa Ricans have met the Germans in the field only once in history. The match ended 2-1 for Germany, valid for the under-17 World Cup in 2017.
