The action started in Group E on Wednesday at the Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar with the match between Spain and Costa Rica.
Luis Enrique's team dominated Costa Rica with 7 powerful goals to 0, getting away with the 3 points of the group.
In the second match of the group, we saw Germany fall to Japan 2 to 1.Germany opened up the scoring at the 33 minute with a penalty kick, but it was 2 late goals from the Japanese team that ended up being the difference.
Japan and Spain are at the top of the group with 3 points each, while Germany and Costa Rica are still at 0.
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