The 38-year-old Frenchwoman will be joined by Brazilian Neuza and Mexican Diaz as assistants.

"It is important to simultaneously monitor the other game because you can adapt your strategy a bit accordingly," said Mueller.

The 1-1 draw leaves Germany facing a must-win match against Costa Rica.

This was the first-ever World Cup goal for the 28-year-old right back, who plays for Costa Rican club Herediano.

'Against Spain we are going for the win and that's what we need to focus on'

Images from the FIFA World Cup Group E match between Japan and Costa Rica on Sunday.

"Will Germany be more dangerous because they need the win more? You never know in football," Luis Enrique said.

Germany's players, however, must not only process their first ever loss to Japan, they are also under fire back home for their handling of a diversity armband affair

Inaki and Nico Williams encounter contrasting fortunes at the World Cup.

But their inability to close out the game proved costly, allowing Belgium to claw their way back into contention with two goals in five minutes before Nacer Chadli's injury-time winner capped the most thrilling game of the 2018 finals.

Gavi scored Spain's fifth goal in the 74th minute with a sumptuous volley in off the post after a floating cross from Alvaro Morata.

But just over half an hour into the game at the Al Thumama Stadium, the Costa Ricans had already been blown away and were 3-0 down after goals from Dani Olmo, Marco Asensio and a Ferran Torres penalty.

IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group E match played between Spain and Costa Rica on Wednesday.

'The players have been playing in Germany and Europe they've learned so much from that, so we held on'

Images from the FIFA World Cup Group E match between Germany and Japan on Wednesday.

"I think a comparison with Messi is something like an honour," Musiala told a news conference.

Spain and Costa Rica are playing in Group E along with Germany and Japan.

Valencia, who was taken off for the last 15 minutes of Sunday's Group A game, has had a decade-long career in the Ecuador side, starting off as a winger but being converted to a striker in the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup.

Werder Bremen's Niclas Fuellkrug made his Germany debut at the age of 29 this week, scoring the winner in their warmup match against Oman on Wednesday after coming on as a substitute.

'We know how to differentiate between when it's family and when we are manager and player'

Moukoko won a surprise call-up this month after having scored six goals in the league for Borussia Dortmund.

'They're young, but they're first-team players, important and with a lot of responsibility'

Messi or Suarez should win World Cup if not Spain, says Luis Enrique

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It was Spain's first competitive win in Portugal since 1934

The trend has generated a wave of social media memes and satire, and even the creation of an app that allows you to track where to get the coveted stickers. New stock has been selling out in a matter of hours.

Even as the bilateral relationship between the two neighbouring countries remains hostile, there is growing coordination between India and Pakistan on one multilateral forum - the World Trade Organization (WTO). Both countries have made two joint submissions at the WTO as co-sponsors in the past two months. In June, Pakistan joined India, Cuba, and 44 African countries, seeking sufficient flexibility in intellectual property rights for developing countries to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

India's ranking among Asian Football Confederation members, however, still remained static at 19th place

"The largest displacements in the context of disasters in 2021 occurred in China (6.0 million), the Philippines (5.7 million) and India (4.9 million). Most disaster displacements during the year were temporary," it said.

Costa Rica edged past 10-man New Zealand 1-0 in their intercontinental playoff

Australia's dancing substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne saved the last penalty to clinch a place at this year's World Cup in Qatar as they edged Peru 5-4 in a shootout.

The Australians increased the pressure throughout the second half and it eventually paid off when Hrustic volleyed towards goal following Aaron Mooy's corner and the deflection off Salmeen proved decisive.

Abstaining in the UN General Assembly on a vote to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, India on Thursday asserted that if it has 'chosen' any side, it is the side of 'peace and it is for an immediate end to violence.'

India on Thursday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a vote moved by the US to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over allegations that Russian soldiers killed civilians while retreating from towns near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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