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Spain can back up their big win to kick off the World Cup today by getting one over Germany.

Japan take on Costa Rica in today’s early World Cup kick-off with Takuma Asano and Takehiro Tomiyasu on the bench.

Germany were beaten by lesser-fancied Japan in their World Cup 2022 opener and could be half-way back to Berlin if they lose Spain - who thrashed Costa Rica 7-0 - on Sunday

Fifa has decreed each nation should have a different song pumped into the stadium when they score. So which team has the best anthem to robot dance to and which expects their strikers to celebrate to a flute solo?

Midfielder has put tricky start to the season behind him and showed his worth to Luis Enrique’s side in rout of Costa Rica

Since 2016, Colombian cyclists have topped the podiums in the French, Spanish and Italian tours. Yet these successes hide a dark secret: a doping problem. Along with Costa Rica and Italy, Colombia has the highest number of cyclists sanctioned for taking performance-enhancing drugs. The Colombian anti-doping agency is trying to…

German players made it clear what they thought about armband bans. They dominated Japan and lost while Belgium were battered but beat Canada. Spain went for the conventional and simply seared Costa Rica.

Bennette's World Cup debut ended in a 7-0 defeat against Costa Rica.

Day four of the Qatar World Cup sees another astonishing upset, more protests and the re-emergence of a footballing superpower.