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Spain's players celebrate after Spain's forward #07 Alvaro Morata scored their team's first goal. AFP -
Spain's defender #18 Jordi Alba vies with Germany's forward #10 Serge Gnabry. AFP -
Spain's Dani Olmo shoots at goal. Getty Images -
Spain's Nico Williams lays on the ground to support a defensive wall at a free kick during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo / Petr David Josek) -
Germany's Niclas Fuellkrug, top centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's first goal. AP -
Spain's Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring the opening goal. AP -
Spectators hold photos of Forman German international Mesut Ozil in the stands. AP -
Croatia's forward #09 Andrej Kramaric celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's third goal. AFP -
Croatia's defender #22 Josip Juranovic (R) fights for the ball with Canada's forward #19 Alphonso Davies (L). AFP -
Canada's forward #11 Tajon Buchanan reacts to a missed chance. AFP -
Croatia's defender #20 Josko Gvardiol eyes the ball. AFP -
Croatia's Andrej Kramaric, centre, bagged two of their four goals against Canada. AFP -
Canada's goalkeeper Milan Borjan made some terrific saves, but couldn't stop the rampant Croatians. AFP -
Moroccan players Hakim Ziyech, centre left, and Achraf Hakimi, centre right, celebrate after beating Belgium 2-0. EPA -
Morocco's coach Walid Regragui soaks in the raucous atmosphere after securing a shock win. AFP -
Morocco are now top of their group after two games, sitting on four points. AFP -
Belgium's Eden Hazard makes time for family following the disappointing loss. Getty Images -
Costa Rica's Keysher Fuller celebrates scoring their first goal with Yeltsin Tejeda and teammates. Reuters -
Japan's midfielder Wataru Endo receives a yellow card. AFP -
Japan's Daichi Kamada, left, and Costa Rica's Brandon Aguilera fight for the ball. AFP -
Japan fans hold up bags inside the stadium before the match; they have made headlines for picking up rubbish after games. Reuters -
Costa Rica's defender Kendall Waston jumps to block a free-kick. AFP -
A masked fan in the crowd. AFP -
Gerson Torres and Hidemasa Morita challenge for the ball during the Group E match. AP -
Japan midfielder Yuki Soma vaults over the outstretched leg of Costa Rica's Oscar Duarte as the game heats up. AFP -
Morita and Torres tussle for possession in the early stages of the vital Group E encounter. Getty Images -
Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, and Hisako, Princess Takamado, in the crowd for the match between Japan and Costa Rica. Getty Images -
The players take to the pitch at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. Getty Images -
Pyrotechnics explode around a giant World Cup trophy before kick-off. Getty Images -
Japan fans are buoyant in the build-up to Sunday's match against Costa Rica. AFP
Day eight of the Qatar World Cup 2022 - in pictures
The National picks the best shots from the eighth day of the world's biggest football tournament
Updated: November 28, 2022, 6:34 AM
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