Late goals by Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano gave Japan an incredible 2-1 comeback victory over Germany in the World Cup on Wednesday after the four-times champion had looked to be cruising to victory via an Ilkay Gundogan penalty but paid a fatal price for missing chances.
In the other match in Group E, Spain built its triumph on an incessant passing game that left the rival chasing shadows, and its record 7-0 demolition of Costa Rica suggests it is back to its best, with added scoring menace to boot.
Here’s how things stand in Group E at the moment.
Group E standings:
| Position | Teams | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
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