Spain vs Germany, Group E
Where : Al Bayt Stadium
When: Sunday, November 27 at 7PM local ,19: 00 GMT
FIFA Ranking: Spain (7), Germany (11)
Head-to-head record: 25 games since 1935 , eight wins for Spain , nine wins for Germany and 8 draws.
Last Five games :
Spain : W W W L W
Germany: L W L D W
A must watch match between two football Nations.
Spain absolutely flying after demolishing costa Rico 7: 0 on Wednesday meet Germany who are still smarting their defeat at the hands of Japan on same day.
A new generation of Spanish young talents will be guided by veteran midfielder Sergio Busquet who will star again delivering pinpoint passes across the pitch.
The speed of Barcelona youngster Gavi matched with Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres out wide is one devastating weapon Luis Enrique has in his armoury.
Also a star-studded case in Yeremy Pino , Ansu Fati, Rodri , Alvaro Morata will give spain buzzing. Together they bring experience and youth to play.
Meanwhile their opponents looks to put their defeat against Japan behind th them and take their place in world football.
They place in Thomas Muller and Ilkay Gundogan who at aged 33 and 32 respectively, veterans in the team. However the spine of the Germany team in formed by Beyern Munich’s contingents who over the past years been dominated in both domestic and European football.
Beyern Munich’s 19-year-old Stuttgart born Jamal Musiala tip to star for Die Mannschaft after featuring for England U’19s.
Apart from Jamal Musiala, Hansi Flick places faith in Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Mercurial midfielder Jonas Hoffman, will be key due to his versatility on the pitch. To turn fortunes, Manuel Neuer will be heavily relied on to mitigate all threatening goals unleashed from the Spanish side.
Having won the world cup four times , the Germans are seeking to have a fifth star on their shirts. But they will need to roll back the disappointments at the 2018 world cup and Euro 2020 to retake their their place among the world greats.
Who goes home?