Costa Rica vs. Germany, Highlights World Cup 2022, Match #6 Group E

Costa Rica versus Germany. Last match for both countries in Group E. To release that ball and it's an excellent service from Raum. Gnabry not picked up inside the 18 and then the glancing header into that back post. This is a difficult stroke right here from him because he's still got to get power on it and redirect it to that back post. He had made himself available. Confident start here from Germany and looking for another one. Goretzka having ghosted in and Navas a busy goalkeeper. Kimmich. Kimmich has a goal. Spilled by Navas. But then he drops over it. Costa Rica. And now there's a hole in the Germany defence. Here's Fuller pulling it back and Neuer. It's really a hapless pass out of the back and then you get the overlapping run. That draws the attention of the full back. The incisive pass here. That's the one that breaks things open for Costa Rica. The run from underneath, no one tracks him. The diving header and then the follow up. Now you're gambling. You're Tejada. You're just trying to get yourself into that back post. Niklas Füllkog. Action stations here for Germany. Leroy Zane. Can they regain the lead? It's off the post. And Mousiala. He has created so many moments for Germany. And this is a really difficult angle. And this one is just gliding. Believing they can win this game. Let's see. Campbell to play that one in. Can they win the duels inside the box? Neuer. Ahead of the German back line. But it looks like a howler for Neuer. In fact this stands. He just caught no man's land. Glimpse of a touch from Vargas. As Neuer comes out. Looks like Vargas will claim it. It was messy. But they don't care one jot. We'll get to that in a second. Germany. Desperate for goals. What do they have left to throw here at Costa Rica? Well there's Kai Havertz. It's what Germany needed. 2-2. And Waston and Havertz. Squaring up there. But Waston didn't want to part with the ball. It's a really lovely touch. By Fulcru. He senses where the position is. Look at his positioning. He's on the half turn. He knows where his teammate is. And in this case it's Havertz. Just gliding in behind that back line. Butts and maybes. And by Gnabry. And there's the goal. Just well enough to glide right in front of that wing back. Ball curved in behind the back line. But not close enough to Navas. That's where he's tempted to come off of his line. Oh it's an excellent service from Gnabry. You see the spin on it. And maybe this time for Fulcru. Not to be. Well here's a good look at it. You see both Fulcru again. Kai Havertz there. Sitting on the center back. So Zane goes into that back post. And then lays it across for Fulcru. Hansi Flick and Germany. Are out of the World Cup. It's happened again. In the group stage. For the second World Cup running. Costa Rica. Eliminated as well. Germany win this match. But scant consolation.