2022 FIFA World Cup Group E

Group E of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 23 November to 1 December 2022.[1] The teams in the group are Spain, Costa Rica, Germany and Japan. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings[3]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
E1  Spain 1 UEFA UEFA Group B winners 14 November 2021 16th 2018 Winners (2010) 7 7
E2  Costa Rica 4[nb 2] CONCACAF CONCACAF v OFC play-off winners 14 June 2022 6th 2018 Quarter-finals (2014) 31[nb 2] 31
E3  Germany 2 UEFA UEFA Group J winners 11 October 2021 20th[nb 3] 2018 Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) 12 11
E4  Japan 3 AFC AFC Third Round Group B runners-up 24 March 2022 7th 2018 Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018) 23 24

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 As the identity of the CONCACAF v OFC play-off winners was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.[4]
  3. ↑ Germany competed between 1951 and 1990 as West Germany.

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 4
3  Germany 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group E will play the runners-up of Group F.
  • The runners-up of Group E will play the winners of Group F.

Matches

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Germany vs Japan

Germany 1–2 Japan
 Report
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 42,608
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Spain vs Costa Rica

Spain 7–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 40,013
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Japan vs Costa Rica

Japan 0–1 Costa Rica
Report
  • Fuller Goal 81'
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 41,479

Spain vs Germany

Spain 1–1 Germany
 Report
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 68,895
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Japan vs Spain

Japan 2–1 Spain
 Report
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,851
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Costa Rica vs Germany

Costa Rica 2–4 Germany
 Report
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 67,054
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Discipline

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the teams are tied after the overall and head-to-head rules. These points are based on yellow and red cards given to a team. The points are:[2]

  • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
  • direct red card: minus 4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Spain 1 −1
 Germany 3 −3
 Costa Rica 2 3 1 −6
 Japan 3 3 −6

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Men's Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Procedures for the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 released". FIFA. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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