Germany men's soccer team beats Costa Rica Team 4-2,  but both teams were eliminated 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Both teams are out of the games despite a dramatic 4-2 win of the German Team over the Tico's Team in the match that was held today at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, announced the Federation International Football Soccer Association, FIFA.

Also today, in another game between Japan and Spain, the Japanese Team won 2-1 over the Spain Team, due to that result  German Team was eliminated. "For a second consecutive FIFA World Cup Germany has failed to reach the knockout stage," the football soccer leader organization said in its statement.

According to Phil McNulty, Chief football writer of the British Broad Corporation (BBC), at the game between Costa Rica and Germany, the European Team was in complete control and in front through Serge Gnabry's 10th-minute goal, only for Costa Rica to turn the match on its head to raise the remarkable possibility of Spain also going out.

"Yeltsin Tejeda equalized after Germany keeper Manuel Neuer pushed out Kendall Waston's header in the 58th minute before Neuer was deemed to have the final touch for the second goal 12 minutes later when Juan Pablo Vargas bundled in from close range," McNulty said.

At that stage, Costa Rica was going through with Japan, and Spain was heading for the exit. "It would have capped one of the most astonishing nights in World Cup history, but Germany substitute Kai Havertz restored a measure of normality to proceedings with two clinical finishes to extinguish Costa Rica's hopes of springing a major shock," McNulty added.

However, Niclas Fullkrug added a last-minute fourth to confirm victory, but it will be of no consolation as Germany failed to reach the knockout stage of the tournament for the second time in succession.

This was also a match that made history as an all-female officiating team took charge of a men's World Cup game for the first time, with France's Stephanie Frappart refereeing, joined by assistant referees Neuza Back from Brazil and Karen Diaz Medina from Mexico.

The Costa Rica Team was listed in Group E, where they were competing against Spain, Japan and Germany. 

This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the FIFA World Cup. The international tournament is the quadrennial men's football soccer championship played by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The competition is taking place in Qatar until Dec. 18.

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