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GROUP E
Remaining fixtures
Costa Rica vs. Germany, Japan vs. Spain

Spain: Need a draw vs. Japan to qualify. Will win the group with a victory, or with a draw if Costa Rica draw/lose.

If Spain lose:
- And Costa Rica-Germany draw, Spain will finish second unless they lose by at least 13 goals.
- And Costa Rica win, Spain are out.
- And Germany win, second place will be decided between Spain and Germany on group goal difference and goals scored, and Germany would have to overturn a deficit of eight goals (if records are identical, second is decided on fair play points.)

Japan: Guaranteed to qualify with a win vs. Spain, and will do so as group winners if Costa Rica draw/lose. If both Japan and Costa Rica win, top spot will be decided on group goal difference and goals scored; Japan currently have the goal-difference advantage by six goals. If the scoring record is identical, Costa Rica win the group on head-to-head.

If Japan draw vs. Spain:
- Japan are only certain of qualifying if Costa Rica also draw.
- If Japan draw and Costa Rica win, Japan are out (Costa Rica and Spain qualify).
- If Japan draw and Germany win by one goal, it will be decided by group goals scored (if records are identical, Japan finish second on head-to-head)
- If Japan draw and Germany win by more than one goal, Germany are second on goal difference and Japan third.

Japan cannot qualify with a defeat.

Costa Rica: Guaranteed to qualify with a win vs. Germany, and will do so as group winners if Japan-Spain is a draw. If both Costa Rica and Japan win, top spot will be decided as noted above.

If Costa Rica draw:
- Costa Rica are only certain of qualifying if Japan lose.
- If Japan beat Spain, Spain would have to lose by 13 goals for goal difference to even be identical between Spain and Costa Rica for second.
- Costa Rica cannot qualify if both games are draws

Costa Rica cannot qualify with a defeat.

Germany: Must beat Costa Rica to have a chance.

If Germany and Spain win, Germany finish second.

If Germany win and Spain lose, second place will be decided between Spain and Germany on group goal difference and goals scored, and Germany would have to overturn a deficit of eight goals (if records are identical, second is decided on fair play points.)

If Germany win and Japan-Spain is a draw:
- If Germany win by one goal, second place would be decided on group goals scored (if records are identical, eg, with 1-1 and 1-0 scorelines, Japan finish second on head to head)
- If Germany win by two or more goals, Germany would finish second on group goal difference with Japan third.

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