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2022 FIFA World Cup Group E

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Group E of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place from 23 November to 1 December 2022.[1] The group consists of Spain, the CONCACAF–OFC winners (either Costa Rica or New Zealand), Germany and Japan. The top two teams will advance 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
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
E1  Spain 1 UEFA UEFA Group B winners 14 November 2021 16th 2018 Winners (2010) 7
E2 CONCACAF–OFC winners 4 CONCACAF v OFC play-off winners 14 June 2022
E3  Germany 2 UEFA UEFA Group J winners 11 October 2021 20th[nb 2] 2018 Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) 12
E4  Japan 3 AFC AFC Third Round Group B runners-up 24 March 2022 7th 2018 Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018) 23

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw. However, since the identity of the play-off winners was unknown at the time of the draw, their position at the FIFA Rankings was not taken into account, and were thus allocated in Pot 4.[3]
  2. ^ 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 advance to play the runners-up of Group F.
  • The runners-up of Group E will advance to play the winners of Group F.

Matches

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

Germany vs Japan

The two teams have faced each other twice, most recently in 2006, a 2–2 draw in a friendly game.

Germany Match 11 Japan
Report

Spain vs CONCACAF–OFC winners

This will be the first time that Spain face either Costa Rica or New Zealand at a FIFA World Cup. The Spaniards had met the Costa Ricans three times, all of them being friendly matches, with one draw earned in San José,[4] and two Spanish victories at home soil: 2–1 in 2015[5] and 5–0 in 2017.[6] Spain had also beaten New Zealand by 5–0 during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]

Spain Match 10 CONCACAF–OFC winners
Report

Japan vs CONCACAF–OFC winners

Japan have never faced either potential opponent at a FIFA World Cup. The Japanese have a history of five friendlies against the Costa Ricans, winning four and drawing one,[7] with their most recent match being a 3–0 victory for the Japanese in Suita, on 11 September 2018.[8] Japan had faced New Zealand four times, winning three and losing one.[9] Their only non-friendly match occurred at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, with a 0–3 victory for Japan.[10] Their latest encounter occurred in Toyota on 6 October 2017, with a 2–1 victory for Japan.[11]

Japan Match 25 CONCACAF–OFC winners
Report

Spain vs Germany

The teams have met four times in the World Cup, in Germany's 2–1 group stage victory in 1966, 2–1 second group stage victory in 1982, a 1–1 group stage draw in 1994, and Spain's 1–0 semi-final win in 2010.

Spain Match 28 Germany
Report

Japan vs Spain

The two teams have faced each other once in 2001 in a friendly game with Spain winning 1–0.

Japan Match 43 Spain
Report

CONCACAF–OFC winners vs Germany

Germany have faced each of their two possible rivals once.[12][13] Their only match against Costa Rica served as the opening match for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and was won by Germany 4–2.[14] The sole match the Germans faced New Zealand was a group stage match at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, a fixture won by the Germans by 2–0.[15]

CONCACAF–OFC winners Match 44 Germany
Report

Discipline

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams are tied. These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[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;

Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player in a single match.

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
CONCACAF–OFC winners
 Germany
 Japan

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Procedures for the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ released". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ^ "España evita el ridículo en Costa Rica". El País (in Spanish). 15 November 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ^ "España 2 - Costa Rica 1 -- 11/06/2015". SEFutbol (in Spanish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b Muñoz, Felip (1 April 2022). "Rival de España: Nueva Zelanda o Costa Rica, dos selecciones asequibles". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Japan national football team: record v Costa Rica". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Japón golea 3-0 a Costa Rica en amistoso". Reuters (in Spanish). Reuters. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Japan national football team: record v New Zealand". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  10. ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup France 2009". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  11. ^ Hyslop, Liam (6 October 2017). "Late winner sinks All Whites as Japan prove too classy in Nagoya". Stuff. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Germany national football team: record v Costa Rica". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Germany national football team: record v New Zealand". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Germany 4-2 Costa Rica". BBC. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  15. ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup Mexico 1999™: Germany - New Zealand". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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