• On Sunday, the teams in groups E and F will play their matches in the second round.
• Group E is led after the first round by Spain, who celebrated their most devastating finals win so far, while Belgium top Group F with a narrow victory against Canada in the first leg.
12:00 Japan – Costa Rica
• The Japanese players started the tournament by surprising Germany, overcoming a one-goal deficit to win. For Costa Rica, however, the tournament started on a much more negative note: a 0:7 defeat against Spain.
• Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano have excelled with goals for the Japan national team. Both players took to the field for a change.
• Costa Rica fielded their most important star in goal, Keylor Navas, who played in his first game since the end of July and failed to save even against Spain.
• The teams have already played three test matches. In 2018, Japan won 3:1 and in 2014 they triumphed 3:1. In the first test match 20 years ago, a draw was recorded – 1:1.
15:00 Belgium – Morocco
• The Belgian national team achieved a difficult victory against Canada in the first match – 1:0. Morocco, on the other hand, fought until 0-0 against Croatia, finalists of the last World Cup.
• Romelu Lukaku will also not help Belgium in their second match, but Ashraf Hakimi will most likely be ready for the game in Morocco. The participation of Bayern Munich defender Nusair Mazaruis is more doubtful, however, the national team manager, Valids Regragui, did not completely rule out the player’s participation in the next match.
• Belgium and Morocco have met once at the World Cup – in 1994 in the USA, when the Belgians won 1:0.
• The teams played two test matches, splitting the wins halved. In 1999 Belgium defeated Morocco 4-1 and nine years later the Moroccans retaliated 4-1.
• A win for Belgium will guarantee a place in the round of 16.
18:00 Croatia – Canada
• In the second duel of subgroup F on 27 November, Croatia, who finished the first game in a draw, will face Canada, defeated by Belgium.
• The Canadians displayed very attacking football in their first match, threatening the Belgian fortress 21 times.
• Canada’s biggest soccer star, Alphonse Davies, missed a huge opportunity to put his side ahead early in the game, he pendant lamps saved by Thibaut Courtois.
• Croatia, entering their sixth World Cup finals, are yet to lose a second group stage match, winning four and drawing once.
• This will be the first match between the two sides.
21:00 Spain – Germany
• After Sunday’s games, football fans will be greeted with sweet treats as two European giants – Spain v Germany – face off.
• The teams started the tournament with opposite results. The Spanish defeated Costa Rica, while Germany dominated Japan.
• Spain goalkeeper Unaj Simon’s fortress was never threatened in their opening match, with the Costa Ricans failing to score.
• Expected opponents have a lot of background. In the previous match in the UEFA Nations League, the Spaniards defeated the Germans 6-0.
• The teams have played at the World Cup before in 2010. That time Spain defeated Germany 1-0 in the semi-finals, then also triumphed in the final tournament as a whole.
• Success will also allow Spain to reach the round of 16.
Second round of games
| The appointment | g | stage | The game | Rez./Laiks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.25. | b | Ahmad bin Ali | Wales versus Iran | 0:2 (0:0) |
| A | Al Thumama | Qatar-Senegal | 1:3 (0:1) | |
| A | International Khalifa | Netherlands – Ecuador | 1:1 (1:0) | |
| b | Al Bayt | England – United States | 0:0 | |
| 11.26. | d | Al Janub | Tunisia – Australia | 0:1 (0:1) |
| c | City of education | Poland – Saudi Arabia | 2:00 (1:0) | |
| d | Stadium 974 | France – Denmark | 2:1 (0:0) | |
| c | Losail Stadium | Argentina – Mexico | 2:00 (0:0) | |
| 11.27. | And | Ahmad bin Ali | Japan – Costa Rica | 12:00 pm |
| f | Al Thumama | Belgium – Morocco | 3pm | |
| f | International Khalifa | Croatia – Canada | 6pm | |
| And | Al Bayt | Spain – Germany | 21:00 | |
| 11.28. | g | Al Janub | Cameroon – Serbia | 12:00 pm |
| h | City of education | South Korea – Ghana | 3pm | |
| g | Stadium 974 | Brazil – Switzerland | 6pm | |
| h | Losail Stadium | Portugal – Uruguay | 21:00 |
Useful sites:
New PK 2022
Schedule and results
Tournament tables
Prediction game “William Hill”.
Where to watch the games?
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