Costa Rica and Japan will try to create a sensation and get out of Group E, in which Germany and Spain will play in addition to them. Will it succeed?
Costa Rica and Japan found themselves in a very unpleasant situation, and this can be said already before the start of the group stage. It is difficult to imagine a scenario in which the Germans or the Spaniards will fail, and someone from the Costa Rica -Japan pair will take advantage of this and enter the playoffs.
In all components, European countries have an advantage, and a significant one - starting with the level of football players and ending with the quality of the game. Yes, Germany is far from the best form, having failed the group stage of the League of Nations, in which it scored only seven points in six matches, but against the background of weaker opponents it looks convincing. Probably, the victories will not be big, but at least six points at the end of the group stage should be.
Spain certainly should take six points in the battles with Costa Rica and Japan, because it does not stop progressing. The group stage of the League of Nations turned out to be difficult for her, in which she was able to snatch first place from Portugal only in the last round, winning 1-0 against her.
Forecast
The coefficient for the exit from the group of Germany and Spain is modest, only 1.20, but reliable, there should be no sensation in the quartet E.
