World Cup Group E

FULL-TIME, JAPAN 2-1 SPAIN. What can you say after a night like tonight… football IS the beautiful game, and it is the best game. What a performance from Japan in the second half after looking like ghosts in the first half. Just the most amazing match off football, a 1000 congratulations to Japan, not just for taking the lead so soon after the break… but for the way they held mighty Spain at bay for most of the second half. Astounding an exceptional. What a night, what a game… and thank you for sharing it with us!

AND THAT'S IT - IT'S ALL OVER, JAPAN BEAT SPAIN, THEY BEAT GERMANY AND THEY ARE TOP OF GROUP E! THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SENSATIONAL NIGHTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD CUP. This could declared a national holiday for all the people of the land of the rising sun… what an astonishing performance… and well played to Costa Rica who can so close to sending Spain and Germany home.

Long ball through and Gonda collects the ball and falls to ground.

Japan's defence is just faultless at the moment… Olmo with a snapshot from distance but it's benign and causes no problem to the Japanese defence.

Torres lobs a cross but it's too deep…

Spain in possession but they can't find a way through the Great Wall of Japan!

Seven minutes of injury time… but one goal from Spain and Germany will go through ahead of Japan. Ooops, I almost fell off the edge of my chair. This is crazy football.. And Germany are now 4-2 ahead of Costa Rica. Who are these scriptwriters?!

SPAIN ARE THROUGH TO THE ROUND OF 16 AFTER A DAY OF MADNESS! ?�https://t.co/u0zg4K8xvMvM

Wow! Germany are OUT of the #FIFAWorldCup

Japan top Group E and Spain finish second

? ¡¡FINAL DEL PARTIDO EN DOHA!!

La @SEFutbol lo ha intentado hasta el final, pero cae por la mínima ante Japón.

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