In the central match of the game day of the second round of the group stage at the World Cup in Qatar, Spain will play against Germany in El Haur.
SpainLuis Enrique's team got off to a very strong start at the World Cup.
On November 23, Spain rolled through Costa Rica and defeated a modest team with a score of 7:0. The score in this confrontation was opened already in the 11th minute with an accurate shot from Dani Olmo. In the 21st minute, Marco Asensio sent the ball into the opponent's goal from Jordi Alba's pass. And in the 31st minute, Spain earned a penalty, which was confidently implemented by Ferran Torres. Moreover, in the first half of the match, Luis Enrique's team decided not to score, but in the second half Spain rampaged even more. In the 54th minute, Ferran Torres scored a double. Then Costa Rica was able to hold out for twenty minutes, but at the end of the match it completely collapsed. In the 74th minute, Gavi sent the ball into the opponent's goal from Alvaro Morata's pass. In the 90th minute, Carlos Soler scored his goal. And Alvaro Morata, assisted by Dani Olmo, put the "point" in this defeat at 90 +2 minutes.
GermanyThe team of Hans-Dieter Flick, in turn, decided to immediately put themselves in a difficult position at the tournament.
Germany on the 23rd, with a fairly attacking game, managed to lose to Japan with a score of 1:2. In the first half, the Germans played very well and could have scored several goals. Ilkay Gundogan opened the score in the match in the 33rd minute with a penalty. At 45+4 minutes, Kai Havertz sent the second ball into the opponent's goal, but this goal was canceled due to offside. In the second half, Germany also should have scored at least one more goal, but the Germans' chances were very weak, and Japan goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda caught the courage and eventually made eight saves. And at the end of the match, Germany was punished for waste. In the 75th minute, Japan equalized the score in the match. And already in the 83rd minute, Germany got the second ball in their own goal and as a result could not win back.
Between themselves, Germany and Spain last played in 2020 at the UEFA Nations League tournament. In the group stage, the Germans and the Spaniards played two matches. Germany drew with a score of 1 on their own field:1. But Spain has already accepted Germany with all courtesy and defeated it with a score of 6:0.
ForecastIn this confrontation, Spain is considered a small favorite among bookmakers, which is quite fair.
At the same time, a good performance game should still turn out here, and therefore we suggest that you put more than 2.5 goals on the total.
