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After the team's loss to Japan, Ilkay Gundogan has confirmed that Germany has 'no confidence' and is now in a'mental war with themselves.' With goals from Junya Ito, Ayase Ueda, Takuma Asano, and Ao Tanaka, Germany was defeated 4-1 by Japan, leaving out Ao Tanaka's attempt. Boss Hans-Dieter Flick's future is uncertain considering that his side has now won just four of their last 17 international matches. The Barcelona midfielder and Germany captain Gundogan reflected on yet another loss for his country, acknowledging that the team was suffering from a crisis of confidence.

Argentina beat France in one of the most thrilling World Cup finals in history on Sunday, ending 36 years of suffering. England and Brazil both eased into the knockout stages, but they crashed to the quarter-finals, while Morocco and Croatia defied the odds to make the semi-finals. Sportsmail has put together a report card for the teams that advanced to the last-16 after four weeks of thrilling action.

MIKE KEEGAN (QATAR): When working for the broadcaster in Qatar on the World Cup, BBC bosses warned Alex Scott (top) after promoting a fashion brand on social media. The former England footballer, 38, has launched a brand ambassador for Reiss and posted a snapshot of herself playing at a game on Instagram, tagging the company in the picture. Meanwhile, the all-English crew who filmed the Spain vs. Japan match on television was prevented by FIFA from showing the winning goal, which later sent Germany away from the World Cup. The ball was expected to cross the line at 8 o'clock for Ao Tanaka's pull back to bundle home (bottom). According to the agenda, the TV team pleaded four times to be allowed to film the main image, but the screener was refused permission each time, which may lead to questions in Germany and elsewhere.

According to reports, Germany's turbulent hand-over-mouth demonstration prior to their World Cup opener against Japan was not supported by the players. During the tournament in Qatar, Hansi Flick's team was one of a number of European nations that planned on requiring their captains to wear a OneLove armband promoting LGBTism. However, FIFA warned the participating sides that any player wearing the armband would be punished with a yellow card, as well as other sanctions.

As Japan takes on Croatia in the last-16 on Monday, they will attempt to make history by making the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time. Japan appeared to have their work cut out to reach the knockout stages after being placed in a consortium with Spain and Germany, but they did win both European giants, despite losing to Costa Rica in between. It's been far from simple for Japan to progress to this round, and the two nations will be desperate for their fairytale run to continue.

Despite the ball obviously going out of play in the build-up, the football world was left in dismay as Japan's controversial goal in their 2-1 victory over Spain on Thursday was allowed to stand. But images from FIFA - which Sportsmail will exclusively reveal - show that the decision for the goal to stand, which came after lengthy discussion by VAR, was the correct one. Ao Tanaka poked home from inside the six-yard box to give Japan a comeback lead, but Germany, who beat Costa Rica 4-2, crashed out prematurely, causing Ao Tanaka to bounce back from inside the six-yard box.

After Spain's humiliating 2-1 loss to Japan, the Spanish media stepped into the national team, thanking Germany for coming from behind to defeat Costa Rica, which sent Spain through to the round of-16. In Group E's concurrent games on Thursday night, both Germany and Spain were kicked out of the 2022 World Cup at the first hurdle. Hansi Flick's side came back to defeat Costa Rica 4-2, which sent Spain through on goal difference due to their earlier 7-0 thumping of the CONCACAF guys. In the first of the World Cup knockout stages, Spain will face Morocco on Tuesday.

After losing out in the group stages of the World Cup, Hansi Flick said that Germany only had themselves to blame. Following their loss to Japan and a draw against Spain, the four-time world champions were already fighting a battle to hold their tournament hopes alive. And, despite defeating Costa Rica 4-2, with Chelsea's Kai Havertz scoring twice, Japan's 2-1 victory over Spain sealed their fate.

After the ball appeared to cross the line in the build up, Japan's contentious goal against Spain, which sealed their advancement to the World Cup last-16 and sent Germany crashing out, has resulted in a lot of discussion about whether it should have stood. As Japan came from behind to lead against their European opponents in a series of their most popular ever results, Ao Tanaka scored from close range, with a VAR review overturning the original decision to disallow the goal. The ball seemed to have gone out of play before Kaoru Mitoma put it back into the box for Tanaka to score, sparking outrage over why it was allowed to stand. Despite beating Costa Rica 4-2, the surprise result against Spain left Germany and the 2014 champions out of the tournament for the second time in a row. From most angles, the ball appears to have crossed the line, but VAR disagreed otherwise.

After Japan's unpopular winner over Spain was allowed to stand and said something 'untoward' was happening, ITV's pundits, including Graeme Souness and Gary Neville, were left in disbelief. In Group E's final match, Japan took the lead against Spain when Ao Tanaka poked home from inside the six-yard box, but replays revealed that the ball appeared to have gone out of play in the build-up. Following a long discussion by VAR, the goal was allowed to stand, but it sparked mixed reactions and concerns about the incident's camera angles.

DOMINIC KING AT THE KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM: Japan defeated Spain on Tuesday and dethrone Spain as the champions of Group E. Two goals from Ritsu Doan (far left) and Ao Tanaka (second from right) caught Spain off guard, and the hosts were able to cling on to finish as runners-up. After a thrilling night at the Khalifa International Stadium, Sportsmail assigns a score to both groups of players.

After the final whistle sounded in Japan's shock 2-1 victory over Spain, the team then advanced to the World Cup final 16 as Group E champions. After Alvaro Morata's giving Spain a first-half lead, Ritsu Doan and Ao Tanaka's goals saw the Asian nation fall from behind. At the Khalifa International Stadium, Japan won another historic victory.

Group E will come to an end, with all four squads still in with a chance of qualifying for the final-16. Costa Rica reacted in style from their 7-0 loss at the hands of Spain to beat Japan, while Germany salvaged a late draw against Spain in order to keep their slim hopes alive. It means that Spain and Japan will clash in their last game, with both needing results to ensure they succeed. Sportsmail tells you what you need to hear about the Japan vs. Spain clash.

As Japan takes on Costa Rica at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Sunday afternoon, they will be hoping to make it two wins from two victories. Costa Rica will be looking for revenge against Japan, having lost 7-0 to Spain in their first game of the tournament. Well, with the match fast approaching, Sportsmail takes you through everything you need to hear about the Group E game.