The seventh day of the World Cup is played on Sunday in Qatar. Matches in the second round of the group stage continue, and more eliminations and qualifiers for the next round could come. It is therefore useful to remember that the positions in the standings are ordered according to: points obtained, best goal difference, highest number of goals scored, balance in direct matches and best goal difference in direct matches.
E group11.00Japan-Costa Rica [Rai 2]
Japan surprisingly won against Germany and by winning again they could qualify for the round of 16. Costa Rica, who lost 7-0 to Spain in their first match, are also underdogs in this match.
E group
| Points | PG | VP | PN | PP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
F group14.00Belgium-Morocco [Rai 1]
Belgium comes from a hard-fought victory against Canada, Morocco from a goalless draw with Croatia.
F group
| Points | PG | VP | PN | PP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
F group17.00Croatia-Canada [Rai 1]
Canada, which is among the countries that will host the next World Cup, lost in its first match but played quite well. Croatia, who reached the final against France four years ago, have yet to score their first goal at this World Cup.
F group
| Points | PG | VP | PN | PP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E group20.00Spain-Germany [Rai 1]
After the defeat to Japan, Germany need a win to reach the round of 16. With a victory, Spain would instead be certain of progress to the round of 16.
E group
| Points | PG | VP | PN | PP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
