27-11-2022, 01:28 PM
World Cup 2022 briefing: Germany look to silence critics but Spain loom
Unpredictable Germany stare down a second successive group-stage exit if Luis Enrique’s team turn on the class againGermany’s shock defeat to Japan was a strange game to parse. Hansi Flick’s men were probably the better side during the first half – they had the lion’s share of possession and chances – and yet Daizen Maeda would have given the Japanese an early lead from an onside position had he showed just a modicum of patience, then very nearly equalised Ilkay Gündogan’s 31st-minute penalty with a header that sailed inches wide on the stroke of half-time. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/202...spain-loom
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Unpredictable Germany stare down a second successive group-stage exit if Luis Enrique’s team turn on the class againGermany’s shock defeat to Japan was a strange game to parse. Hansi Flick’s men were probably the better side during the first half – they had the lion’s share of possession and chances – and yet Daizen Maeda would have given the Japanese an early lead from an onside position had he showed just a modicum of patience, then very nearly equalised Ilkay Gündogan’s 31st-minute penalty with a header that sailed inches wide on the stroke of half-time. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/202...spain-loom
#World_Cup_2022 #World_Cup #Football #Sport