FT: COSTA RICA 2 - 4 GERMANY / JAPAN 2 - 1 SPAIN

[Michael Morris]

COSTA RICA - GERMANY

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Back (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Diaz Medina (MEX)
Fourth Official: Said Martinez (HON)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Walter Lopez (HON)
Video Assistant Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jerome Brisard (FRA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Corey Parker (USA)


JAPAN - SPAIN

Referee: Victor Gomes (RSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Thusi Siwela (RSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Souru Pathsoane (LES)
Fourth Official: Salima Mukansanga (RWA)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Malick El Hadji Samba (SEN)
Video Assistant Referee: Fernando Guerrero (MEX)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Adil Zourak (MAR)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Taran (URU)

[City123]

Spain are on another level. Japan can't get near them

[jon1959]

Spain are on another level. Japan can't get near them

Spain 84% possession.

It felt like more than that!

[ToTaL ITK]

Spain 84% possession.

It felt like more than that!

86?

[City123]

What a strike! Japan back in it at the start of the second half

[ToTaL ITK]

oh dear

[ToTaL ITK]

Japan leading the group

[City123]

We'll see what Spain are made of now

[City123]

Costa Rica have equalised!

[ToTaL ITK]

Fun and games..love the determination that these teams Japan and costa rica give...unlike our useless lot

[City123]

2-1 Costa Rica! Germany AND Spain going out as it stands

[Wales-Bales]

Could have got good adds on that

[ToTaL ITK]

lets hope so

then englund can be booted out by Japan or Costa

[The Bloop]

Who'd have thought that Belgium and Germany would both be going out at this stage. Crazy

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Crazy cricket earlier, crazy football tonight

[Maurice Swan]

Nt sue which game to watch!!!! Hope Spain and Germany go out...!

[Maurice Swan]

Fun and games..love the determination that these teams Japan and costa rica give...unlike our useless lot

yes...astonishing isn't it...it is called BELIEF....

[ToTaL ITK]

well done Japan ..they played a brilliant match

[City123]

Germany out in the group stages of back to back World Cups

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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[Hilts]

Ive just seen the close up of the Japan winning goal. The officials called the ball out , overturned by VAR. Well the close up looks comfortably out to me. They said it was the curviture of the ball but that still looks out from the picture ive seen.

[Hilts]

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Thats it. And VAR overturned the officials calling that out. I dont get it.

[Dorcus]

That definitely looks out on that shot but I'm guessing the VAR technology is superior to my eyes.

[PontBlue]

Didn't look like all of the ball from the angle directly on the goal line and the others are inconclusive. Just because there is green grass between the base of the ball and the line doesn't mean all of the ball is over the line although its millimetres in it.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

If VAR can tell if someone is offside from by their toenails surely they can tell if the ball is out.