Group E was being called a group of death. This group may give us many surprises till group matches end. Here are the qualification scenarios after each match from this Group E.
- Qualification Scenarios after 1 match of each team
- How Spain Can Qualify For Round of 16
- How Spain Can Be Eliminated From Group Stage
- How Japan Can Qualify For Round of 16
- How Japan Can Be Eliminated From Group Stage
- How Germany Can Qualify For Round of 16
- How Germany Can Be Eliminated From Group Stage
- How Costa Rica Can Qualify For Round of 16
- How Costa Rica Can Be Eliminated From Group Stage
- Qualification Scenarios after the second match of each team
- How Spain Can qualify for the knockout round?
- How Spain can be eliminated from Group Stages?
- How Costa Rica Can qualify for the knockout round?
- How Costa Rica can get eliminated from the group stage?
- How Germany Can qualify for the knockout round?
- How Germany can get eliminated from the group stage?
- How Japan Can qualify for the knockout round?
- How Japan can get eliminated from the group stage?
Qualification Scenarios after 1 match of each team

How Spain Can Qualify For Round of 16
1. Scenario 1: If Spain wins the rest of 2 matches:
Spain will qualify directly for the round of 16.
2. Scenario 2: If Spain loses 1 match and wins another:
Then Spain will depend on other teams like Japan and Germany. If Germany loses to Spain, Spain will qualify directly.
If Germany wins against Spain and Japan loses two in a row, Spain will qualify directly.
If Germany wins against Spain and Japan wins 1 match out of two, Spain will have to maintain the goal difference to qualify.
If Costa Rica wins the remaining two matches and Japan wins against Spain, Spain will have to maintain the goal difference to qualify.
3. Scenario 3 If Spain wins 1 match and draws another:
Spain will qualify directly for the round of 16.
4. Scenario 4 If Spain draws remaining matches:
Spain will qualify directly for the round of 16.
How Spain Can Be Eliminated From Group Stage
1. Scenario 1: If Spain loses the remaining two matches, Spain will be eliminated.
2. Scenario 2: If Spain wins one match and loses another:
If Germany wins against Spain & Costa Rica with a huge goal difference and Japan wins against Costa Rica with a huge goal difference, Spain will be eliminated. But it is nearly impossible.
How Japan Can Qualify For Round of 16
1. Scenario 1: If Japan wins the rest of 2 matches:
Japan will qualify directly for the round of 16.
2. Scenario 2: If Japan loses 1 match and wins another:
Then Japan will depend on other teams like Spain and Germany. If Spain loses to Japan, Japan will qualify directly.
If Spain wins against Germany and Costa Rica loses two in a row, Japan will qualify directly.
If Spain wins against Japan & loses to Costa Rica and Germany wins against Spain & Costa Rica, Japan will have to maintain the goal difference to qualify.
If Costa Rica wins the remaining two matches and Spain wins against Germany, Japan will have to maintain the goal difference to qualify.
3. Scenario 3 If Japan wins 1 match and draws another:
Japan will qualify directly for the round of 16.
4. Scenario 4 If Japan draws remaining matches:
If Germany draws the remaining matches, Japan will qualify.
If Spain draws the remaining matches, Japan will qualify.
If Germany wins one match and loses another from the remaining matches, Japan will qualify.
How Japan Can Be Eliminated From Group Stage
1. Scenario 1: If Japan loses the remaining two matches, Japan will be eliminated.
2. Scenario 2: If Japan wins one match and loses another:
If Germany wins against Spain & Costa Rica with a huge goal difference and Spain wins against Japan, Japan will be eliminated.
How Germany Can Qualify For Round of 16
1. Scenario 1: If Germany wins the rest of 2 matches:
If Japan loses the rest of the two matches in a row, Germany will qualify.
If Japan loses one, Germany can qualify by maintaining the goal difference.
If Spain loses the rest of the two matches, Germany will qualify.
How Germany Can Be Eliminated From Group Stage
1. Scenario 1 If Germany loses one out of two matches, Germany will be eliminated.
2. Scenario 2 If Germany wins two matches :
If Japan and Spain win one each with a huge goal difference, Germany will have to maintain their goal difference else they will get eliminated.
How Costa Rica Can Qualify For Round of 16
1. Scenario 1: If Costa Rica wins the rest of 2 matches:
If Japan or Spain loses the rest of the two matches in a row, Costa Rica will qualify.
If Japan and Spain lose one each, Costa Rica can qualify by maintaining the goal difference.
How Costa Rica Can Be Eliminated From Group Stage
1. Scenario 1 If Costa Rica loses one out of two matches, Costa Rica will be eliminated.
2. Scenario 2 If Costa Rica wins two matches :
If Japan and Spain win one each with a huge goal difference, Costa Rica will have to maintain their goal difference else they will get eliminated.
Qualification Scenarios after the second match of each team
On the eighth day of the World cup 2022, Qatar 27 November 2022 all teams of Group E completed their first match. Some teams have points some don’t so we will see what’s the current scenarios and the Chances of teams qualifying for the next round.

How Spain Can qualify for the knockout round?
Spain won their match and draw their second match against Germany and remains at the top of Group E.
Scenario 1: Spain wins the next match against Costa Rica
If Spain wins the next match against Costa Rica Spain will qualify for the round of 16.
Scenario 2: Spain draws a match against Costa Rica
If Spain draws their next match against Costa Rica still they will qualify for the round of 16.
Scenario 3: If Spain loses their next against Costa Rica
If Spain loses their next match against Costa Rica they can qualify if Germany beats Japan with a goal difference of fewer than 7 goals.
There seems no chance practically that Spain may be eliminated from the group stage but it is not impossible though.
How Spain can be eliminated from Group Stages?
Scenario 1: Spain loses their next match
There is only one possibility that Spain may not qualify for group stages and that is if Spain loses their next match against Costa Rica and Germany beats Japan with a huge goal difference, in this case, Costa Rica will directly qualify for the round of 16 and points of Spain and Germany will be same and Germany needs to beat Spain with a goal difference.
How Costa Rica Can qualify for the knockout round?
Costa Rica lost their first match to Spain with a goal difference of 7 goals and they beat Japan in their next match. After 2 matches of each team Costa Rica is in the third position of the group above Germany with 3 points.
Scenario 1: Costa Rica beats Germany
If Costa Rica Beats Germany Costa Rica will directly qualify in the round of 16 with 6 points.
Scenario 2: Costa Rica draws with Germany
If Costa Rica draws their next match with Germany they can qualify for the round of 16 if Spain beats Japan.
How Costa Rica can get eliminated from the group stage?
Scenario 1: Costa Rica loses their next match to Germany
If Costa Rica loses their next match to Germany, Costa Rica will be out of the tournament.
Scenario 2: If Costa Rica draws their next match with Germany
If Costa Rica draws their next match with Germany and Spain draws their match with Japan or Spain loses to Japan, Costa Rica will be out of the tournament.
How Germany Can qualify for the knockout round?
Germany lost their first match against Japan and drew its next match against Spain. Germany is at the bottom of group E with 1 point.
Scenario 1: Germany beats Costa Rica in their next match
If Germany beats Costa Rica in their next match and Spain beats Japan in their next match then Germany will get an opportunity of entering a round of 16.
This is the only scenario for Germany to enter knockouts.
How Germany can get eliminated from the group stage?
Scenario 1: Germany loses their next match against Costa Rica.
Germany will be eliminated from the group stages if they lose against Costa Rica in their next match.
Scenario 2: Germany beats Costa Rica
If Germany beats Costa Rica in their next match and Japan beats Spain or Japan draws their next match with Spain, still Germany will be out of the tournament.
Scenario 3: Germany draws against Costa Rica
Germany will not enter the round of 16 like they failed to enter in 2018.
How Japan Can qualify for the knockout round?
Japan won against Germany in their first match while they lost to Costa Rica in the second match, Japan remains in the second position in Group E with 3 points.
Scenario 1: Japan beats Spain in the next match
If Japan beats Spain in their next Match Japan will directly qualify for the round of 16 with 6 points and will top group E.
Scenario 2: Japan draws with Spain
If Japan draws with Spain there is a chance for Japan if Germany loses to Costa Rica or draws their match with Costa Rica.
How Japan can get eliminated from the group stage?
Scenario 1: Japan loses to Spain
If Japan loses its next match against Spain Japan will be eliminated from the group stages.