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

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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

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23 November 2022 (2022-11-23)
16:00
Germany   1–2   Japan Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 42,608
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235476

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Spain vs Costa Rica

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23 November 2022 (2022-11-23)
19:00
Spain   7–0   Costa Rica Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 40,013
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235472

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Japan vs Costa Rica

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27 November 2022 (2022-11-27)
13:00
Japan   0–1   Costa Rica Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 41,479
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235471

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Spain vs Germany

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27 November 2022 (2022-11-27)
22:00
Spain   1–1   Germany Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 68,895
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235474

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Japan vs Spain

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1 December 2022 (2022-12-01)
22:00
Japan   2–1   Spain Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 44,851
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235475

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Costa Rica vs Germany

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1 December 2022 (2022-12-01)
22:00
Costa Rica   2–4   Germany Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 67,054
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235473

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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
                                
  Spain 1 −1
  Germany 3 −3
  Costa Rica 2 3 1 −6
  Japan 3 3 −6

2022 FIFA World Cup Group E Media

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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