Draw & results
(NZ dates & times)
Thursday, November 24
Germany 1 (Gundogan) Japan 2 (Doana & Asano)
Spain 7 (Olmo, Aseniso, Torres 2, Gavi, Soler, Morata) Costa Rica 0
Sunday, November 27
Japan 0 Costa Rica 1 (Fuller)
Monday, November 28
Spain 1 (Morata) Germany 1 (Fullkrug)
Friday, December 2
Japan 2 (Doan & Tanaka) Spain 1 (Morata)
Costa Rica 2 (Tajeda & Neuer) Germany 4 (Gnarby, Havertz 2 & Fullkrug)
Tuesday, December 6
4am - Round of 16: Japan v Croatia
Wednesday, December 7
4am - Round of 16: Morocco v Spain
Teams
Spain
Union of European Football Associations
World Ranking: 7th
TAB Odds: $8
Round of 16 2018
Winners 2010
Goalkeepers: , David Raya (Brentford), Robert Sanchez (Brighton & Hove Albion), Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao)
Defenders: Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Eric Garcia (Barcelona), Jose Gaya (Valencia), Hugo Guillamon (Valencia), Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), Pau Torres (Villarreal)
Midfielders: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Gavi (Barcelona), Pedri Gonzalez (Barcelona), Rodri Hernandez (Manchester City), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Koke Resurreccion (Atletico Madrid), Carlos Soler (Paris St Germain)
Forwards: Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), Ansu Fati (Barcelona), Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), Yeremi Pino (Villarreal), Pablo Sarabia (Paris St Germain), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
Germany
Union of European Football Associations
World Ranking: 11th
TAB Odds: $9.50
Winners 2014 (West Germany 1954, 1974, 1990)
Runners-up 2002 (West Germany 1966, 1982, 1986)
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt).
Defenders: Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Christian Guenter (Freiburg), Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United), Lukas Klostermann, (RB Leipzig), Armel Bella Kotchap (Southampton), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Ruediger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Niklas Suele (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders: Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich), Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), Mario Goetze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
Strikers: Karim Adeyemi Borussia Dortmund), Niklas Fuellkrug (Werder Bremen), Kai Havertz (Chelsea), Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund)
Japan
Asian Football Confederation
World Ranking: 24th
TAB Odds: $251
Round of 16 2018
Goalkeeper: Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse), Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg), Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truidense)
Defenders: Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach), Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart), Yuto Nagatomo (Tokyo), Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04)
Midfielders: Ritsu Doan (Freiburg), Wataru Endo (Stuttgart), Junya Ito (Reims), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Takumi Minamino (Monaco), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton & Hove Albion), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting CP), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes), Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
Forwards: Takuma Asano (Bochum), Shuto Machino (Shonan Bellmare), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge)
Costa Rica
Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football
World Ranking: 31st
TAB Odds: $501
Goalkeepers: Esteban Alvarado (Herediano), Keylor Navas (Paris St Germain), Patrick Sequeira (CD Lugo)
Defenders: Francisco Calvo (Konyaspor), Daniel Chacon (Colorado Rapids), Oscar Duarte (Al-Wehda), Keysher Fuller (Herediano), Carlos Martinez (San Carlos), Ronald Matarrita (Cincinnati), Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake), Juan Pablo Vargas (Millonarios FC), Kendall Waston (Saprissa)
Midfielders: Brandon Aguilera (Nottingham Forest), Jewisson Bennette (Sunderland), Celso Borges (Alajuelense), Anthony Hernandez (Puntarenas FC), Douglas Lopez (Herediano), Bryan Ruiz (Alajuelense), Youstin Salas (Saprissa),Yeltsin Tejeda (Herediano), Gerson Torres (Herediano), Roan Wilson (Grecia), Alvaro Zamora (Saprissa)
Forwards: Joel Campbell (Leon), Anthony Contreras (Herediano), Johan Venegas (Alajuelense)
