(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) With both sides knowing a win would see them advance, Spain
wasted little time in hitting the front as Alvaro Morata headed
beyond Shuichi Gonda for his third goal of the tournament early on,
trend reports
citing bein sports .
However, Spain failed to capitalise on their huge dominance of
possession as Japan turned the game on its head with a quickfire
second-half double, Doan firing home from range before Tanaka
bundled in a second.
Spain was briefly on its way out of the World Cup when Costa
Rica took the lead against Germany in the group's other
fixture.
But Germany's late comeback in a 4-2 win ensured La Roja
survived an incredible finale to go through as runners-up.
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