2022 FIFA World Cup Group E

**Group E of the 2022 FIFA World Cup** will be from 23 November to 1 December 2022. The teams in the group are Spain, Costa Rica, Germany and Japan. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.

## Teams

|rowspan=2|Draw position|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Pot|rowspan=2|Confederation|rowspan=2|Method of qualification|rowspan=2|Date of qualification|rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number"|Finals appearance|rowspan=2|Last appearance|rowspan=2|Previous best performance|colspan=2|FIFA Rankings|
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|E1||1|UEFA|UEFA Group B winners|14 November 2021|16th|2018|**Winners** (2010)|7|7||||||||||
|E2||4|CONCACAF|CONCACAF v OFC play-off winners|14 June 2022|6th|2018|Quarter-finals (2014)|31|31||||||||||
|E3||2|UEFA|UEFA Group J winners|11 October 2021|20th|2018|**Winners** (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)|12|11||||||||||
|E4||3|AFC|AFC Third Round Group B runners-up|24 March 2022|7th|2018|Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018)|23|24||||||||||
**Notes**

## Standings

In the round of 16:
- The winners of Group E will play the runners-up of Group F.
- The runners-up of Group E will play the winners of Group F.

## Matches

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).

### Germany vs Japan

<section begin=E1 /><section end=E1 />

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|GK|**1**|Manuel Neuer (c)|||||
|RB|**15**|Niklas Süle|||||
|CB|**2**|Antonio Rüdiger|||||
|CB|**23**|Nico Schlotterbeck|||||
|LB|**3**|David Raum|||||
|CM|**6**|Joshua Kimmich|||||
|CM|**21**|İlkay Gündoğan|||||
|RW|**10**|Serge Gnabry|||||
|AM|**13**|Thomas Müller|||||
|LW|**14**|Jamal Musiala|||||
|CF|**7**|Kai Havertz|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**18**|Jonas Hofmann|||||
|MF|**8**|Leon Goretzka|||||
|MF|**11**|Mario Götze|||||
|FW|**9**|Niclas Füllkrug|||||
|FW|**26**|Youssoufa Moukoko|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Hansi Flick|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**12**|Shūichi Gonda|||||
|RB|**19**|Hiroki Sakai|||||
|CB|**4**|Ko Itakura|||||
|CB|**22**|Maya Yoshida (c)|||||
|LB|**5**|Yūto Nagatomo|||||
|CM|**6**|Wataru Endo|||||
|CM|**17**|Ao Tanaka|||||
|RW|**14**|Junya Itō|||||
|AM|**15**|Daichi Kamada|||||
|LW|**11**|Takefusa Kubo|||||
|CF|**25**|Daizen Maeda|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**16**|Takehiro Tomiyasu|||||
|MF|**9**|Kaoru Mitoma|||||
|FW|**18**|Takuma Asano|||||
|MF|**8**|Ritsu Dōan|||||
|MF|**10**|Takumi Minamino|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Hajime Moriyasu|}|||||

### Spain vs Costa Rica

<section begin=E2 /><section end=E2 />

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|GK|**23**|Unai Simón|||||
|RB|**2**|César Azpilicueta|||||
|CB|**16**|Rodri|||||
|CB|**24**|Aymeric Laporte|||||
|LB|**18**|Jordi Alba|||||
|DM|**5**|Sergio Busquets (c)|||||
|CM|**9**|Gavi|||||
|CM|**26**|Pedri|||||
|RF|**11**|Ferran Torres|||||
|CF|**10**|Marco Asensio|||||
|LF|**21**|Dani Olmo|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**7**|Álvaro Morata|||||
|MF|**19**|Carlos Soler|||||
|DF|**14**|Alejandro Balde|||||
|MF|**8**|Koke|||||
|FW|**12**|Nico Williams|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Luis Enrique|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Keylor Navas (c)|||||
|RB|**16**|Carlos Martínez|||||
|CB|**6**|Óscar Duarte|||||
|CB|**15**|Francisco Calvo|||||
|LB|**8**|Bryan Oviedo|||||
|RM|**4**|Keysher Fuller|||||
|CM|**5**|Celso Borges|||||
|CM|**17**|Yeltsin Tejeda|||||
|LM|**9**|Jewison Bennette|||||
|CF|**12**|Joel Campbell|||||
|CF|**7**|Anthony Contreras|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**19**|Kendall Waston|||||
|MF|**26**|Álvaro Zamora|||||
|MF|**10**|Bryan Ruiz|||||
|MF|**20**|Brandon Aguilera|||||
|DF|**22**|Rónald Matarrita|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Luis Fernando Suárez|}|||||

### Japan vs Costa Rica

<section begin=E3 /><section end=E3 />

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|GK|**12**|Shūichi Gonda|||||
|RB|**2**|Miki Yamane|||||
|CB|**4**|Ko Itakura|||||
|CB|**22**|Maya Yoshida (c)|||||
|LB|**5**|Yūto Nagatomo|||||
|CM|**6**|Wataru Endo|||||
|CM|**13**|Hidemasa Morita|||||
|RW|**8**|Ritsu Dōan|||||
|AM|**15**|Daichi Kamada|||||
|LW|**24**|Yūki Sōma|||||
|CF|**21**|Ayase Ueda|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**26**|Hiroki Itō|||||
|FW|**18**|Takuma Asano|||||
|MF|**9**|Kaoru Mitoma|||||
|MF|**14**|Junya Itō|||||
|MF|**10**|Takumi Minamino|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Hajime Moriyasu|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Keylor Navas (c)|||||
|CB|**6**|Óscar Duarte|||||
|CB|**19**|Kendall Waston|||||
|CB|**15**|Francisco Calvo|||||
|RWB|**4**|Keysher Fuller|||||
|LWB|**8**|Bryan Oviedo|||||
|RM|**13**|Gerson Torres|||||
|CM|**5**|Celso Borges|||||
|CM|**17**|Yeltsin Tejeda|||||
|LM|**12**|Joel Campbell|||||
|CF|**7**|Anthony Contreras|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**20**|Brandon Aguilera|||||
|MF|**9**|Jewison Bennette|||||
|MF|**14**|Youstin Salas|||||
|MF|**2**|Daniel Chacón|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Luis Fernando Suárez|}|||||

### Spain vs Germany

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|GK|**23**|Unai Simón|||||
|RB|**20**|Dani Carvajal|||||
|CB|**16**|Rodri|||||
|CB|**24**|Aymeric Laporte|||||
|LB|**18**|Jordi Alba|||||
|DM|**5**|Sergio Busquets (c)|||||
|CM|**9**|Gavi|||||
|CM|**26**|Pedri|||||
|RF|**11**|Ferran Torres|||||
|CF|**10**|Marco Asensio|||||
|LF|**21**|Dani Olmo|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**7**|Álvaro Morata|||||
|MF|**8**|Koke|||||
|FW|**12**|Nico Williams|||||
|DF|**14**|Alejandro Balde|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Luis Enrique|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Manuel Neuer (c)|||||
|RB|**5**|Thilo Kehrer|||||
|CB|**15**|Niklas Süle|||||
|CB|**2**|Antonio Rüdiger|||||
|LB|**3**|David Raum|||||
|CM|**6**|Joshua Kimmich|||||
|CM|**8**|Leon Goretzka|||||
|RW|**10**|Serge Gnabry|||||
|AM|**21**|İlkay Gündoğan|||||
|LW|**14**|Jamal Musiala|||||
|CF|**13**|Thomas Müller|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|Niclas Füllkrug|||||
|DF|**16**|Lukas Klostermann|||||
|MF|**19**|Leroy Sané|||||
|MF|**18**|Jonas Hofmann|||||
|DF|**23**|Nico Schlotterbeck|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Hansi Flick|}|||||

### Japan vs Spain

<section begin=E5 /><section end=E5 />

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|GK|**12**|Shūichi Gonda|||||
|CB|**4**|Ko Itakura|||||
|CB|**22**|Maya Yoshida (c)|||||
|CB|**3**|Shōgo Taniguchi|||||
|RM|**14**|Junya Itō|||||
|CM|**13**|Hidemasa Morita|||||
|CM|**17**|Ao Tanaka|||||
|LM|**5**|Yūto Nagatomo|||||
|RF|**15**|Daichi Kamada|||||
|CF|**25**|Daizen Maeda|||||
|LF|**11**|Takefusa Kubo|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**8**|Ritsu Dōan|||||
|MF|**9**|Kaoru Mitoma|||||
|FW|**18**|Takuma Asano|||||
|DF|**16**|Takehiro Tomiyasu|||||
|MF|**6**|Wataru Endo|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Hajime Moriyasu|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**23**|Unai Simón|||||
|RB|**2**|César Azpilicueta|||||
|CB|**16**|Rodri|||||
|CB|**4**|Pau Torres|||||
|LB|**14**|Alejandro Balde|||||
|DM|**5**|Sergio Busquets (c)|||||
|CM|**9**|Gavi|||||
|CM|**26**|Pedri|||||
|RF|**12**|Nico Williams|||||
|CF|**7**|Álvaro Morata|||||
|LF|**21**|Dani Olmo|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**20**|Dani Carvajal|||||
|FW|**11**|Ferran Torres|||||
|FW|**10**|Marco Asensio|||||
|FW|**25**|Ansu Fati|||||
|DF|**18**|Jordi Alba|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Luis Enrique|}|||||

### Costa Rica vs Germany

<section begin=E6 /><section end=E6 />

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|GK|**1**|Keylor Navas (c)|||||
|CB|**19**|Kendall Waston|||||
|CB|**6**|Óscar Duarte|||||
|CB|**3**|Juan Pablo Vargas|||||
|RWB|**4**|Keysher Fuller|||||
|LWB|**8**|Bryan Oviedo|||||
|RM|**12**|Joel Campbell|||||
|CM|**5**|Celso Borges|||||
|CM|**17**|Yeltsin Tejeda|||||
|LM|**20**|Brandon Aguilera|||||
|CF|**11**|Johan Venegas|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**14**|Youstin Salas|||||
|DF|**22**|Rónald Matarrita|||||
|MF|**9**|Jewison Bennette|||||
|FW|**7**|Anthony Contreras|||||
|MF|**24**|Roan Wilson|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Luis Fernando Suárez|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Manuel Neuer (c)|||||
|RB|**6**|Joshua Kimmich|||||
|CB|**15**|Niklas Süle|||||
|CB|**2**|Antonio Rüdiger|||||
|LB|**3**|David Raum|||||
|CM|**8**|Leon Goretzka|||||
|CM|**21**|İlkay Gündoğan|||||
|RW|**19**|Leroy Sané|||||
|AM|**14**|Jamal Musiala|||||
|LW|**10**|Serge Gnabry|||||
|CF|**13**|Thomas Müller|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**16**|Lukas Klostermann|||||
|FW|**9**|Niclas Füllkrug|||||
|FW|**7**|Kai Havertz|||||
|MF|**11**|Mario Götze|||||
|DF|**4**|Matthias Ginter|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Hansi Flick|}|||||

## Discipline

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the teams are tied after the overall and head-to-head rules. These points are based on yellow and red cards given to a team. The points are:
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;

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