Japan vs Spain: Japan upset Spain, both teams qualify for R16

Sknowpedia02 Dec, 2022Sport

Japan vs Spain: German striker Thomas Muller referred to the Spanish side?s loss as a ?catastrophe? after Japan?s 2-1 victory against Spain forced the Germans to leave Group E prematurely. However, the fact that the Japanese team was not disqualified. Even though broadcast recordings seemed to demonstrate the ball leaving the field before Kaoru Mitoma touched for the winning goal by Ao Tanakato.