AL KHOR, QATAR – NOVEMBER 27: Alvaro Morata of Spain scores his side’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Spain and Germany at Al Bayt Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. (Photo by Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images)
Germany is on the brink of elimination.
Alvaro Morata, who came off the bench in the 54th minute, opened the scoring in the 62nd minute for Spain with a silky outside-the-boot finish past Manuel Neuer.
Jordi Alba, Spain’s left back, delivered the low cross past Thilo Kehrer as Morata cut in front of Niklas Sule to get the angle.
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It marks Morata’s second goal of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after getting on the score sheet in Spain’s 7-0 rout of Costa Rica in its Group E opener.
If the result holds, Germany will need Japan to lose to Spain on Thursday and it will need to beat Costa Rica in order for goal differential to come into play.
