The senior national teams of FIFA member countries will compete in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which will be the competition’s 22nd incarnation. It will take place in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, 2022.
2022 FIFA World Cup: Which teams are in Group E?
Group E of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will run from November 23 to December 1 of that year. The group is made up of Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, and Japan. the top two teams advance to the round of 16.
Group E at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 appears to be one of the most competitive, with each of the four participating countries capable of mounting a strong campaign to advance to the knockout stages.
November 23, 2022, will mark the start of the first games. Germany and Japan have faced off against each other twice, with the most recent game in a 2006 friendly ending in a score of 2-2.
Spain will play Costa Rica for the first time ever in a FIFA World Cup game. The Spaniards previously faced Costa Rica three times in friendly competition, winning twice at home by scores of 2-1 in 2015 and 5-0 in 2017, drawing once in San José.
Japan and Costa Rica have played five friendly games, with the Japanese winning four and the Costa Ricans tying one. On September 11, 2018, the Japanese defeated the Costa Ricans 3-0 at Panasonic Stadium Suita.
Germany and Spain, in all four of their World Cup meetings, Germany defeated Spain 2-1 (in 1966, 1982, and 1994, respectively), 1-1 (1994), and 1-0. (2010). Spain defeated Japan 1-0 in a friendly match between the two countries in 2001.
Germany vs. Costa Rica: The only time Germany and Costa Rica faced off was in the 2006 FIFA World Cup opener. They outclassed their opponent 4-2.
