A night of World Cup football that is very likely
to produce high drama
as all four teams in Group E
go in search of the result which would take them through to the Round of 16.
Hopefuls Japan, group leaders Spain lie in wait.
While in the Al Bayt Stadium, Costa Rica play Germany
in the other Group E match.
All sorts of scenarios
could affect the outcome
on who goes forward to the last 16.
{n8}Japan nil, Spain 1
{n8}at the start of this second period.
Well, they're going to have to be bold here, Japan.
Here come Japan! Oh, yes!
{n8}What an impact for Ritsu!
{n8}A few Japanese fans, I don't think can believe it.
Luis Enrique wasn't expecting that.
Japan are coming. The ball goes to Dōan inside the area!
Oh, it's in! Remarkable!
I'm not sure if it went across the line. The referee whistles.
VAR checking.
Was the ball out of play
leading up to the goal? It is very, very close.
Spain sweat. Japan must wait.
They're looking. They're looking.
Forensic scrutiny, isn't it?
{n8}To crank it up a little, Japan have had the ball in the net again.
We're still waiting to see whether that goal will be allowed.
VAR check in progress.
The whole of the ball has to be over the whole of the line.
Hands in prayer.
At the moment they don't know...
{n8} They do now!
{n8}The story changes. Disaster for the Spanish national team.
VAR has proved its worth.
How about it, Japan, on top in Group E.
Extraordinary World Cup for Japan,
ahead against the 2010 world champions Spain.
Waston a threat here, and he's up really well!
{n8}No! Neuer is out and the ball is in the net.
{n8}The impossible is happening here!
This group is upside down!
Germany on the brink of elimination,
Spain on the brink of elimination!
The story of the tournament is being written here!
Wow.
To confirm, Japan and Costa Rica are going through
from a group that contains Spain and Germany.
I don't believe this now.
Juan Pablo Vargas has given Costa Rica a 2-1 lead against Germany.
Spain with the work to do here,
and if it stays this way,
I can't recall
a more momentous evening in World Cup history.
{n8}And an opportunity... Taken! By Havertz!
{n8}And the picture changes.
Well, it's a goal that will bring considerable Spanish relief.
Gnabry, with a teaser... It's a great ball!
{n8}And finished off by Kai Havertz!
They need a Spanish goal now!
Well, Hansi Flick has to hope that it isn't all for nothing.
Germany's progression to the last 16 is hanging by a thread.
- They need Spain to score. - Come on!
Asensio...
Difficult for Gonda!
Great challenge from Yoshida!
The captain with a perfect interception.
{n8}Japan win Group E.
Amazing scenes here.
Spain progress as runners-up.
{n8}Germany fall at the first hurdle, despite winning.
{n8}Germany are eliminated.
It's truly...
Here we go!
...dramatic night.
Welcome to the press conference of Iran
ahead of the match against United States of America.
The World Cup is an opportunity
to address issues that face nations.
You mentioned about the difficulties
for the situation back home in Iran.
Could you talk about that and how you and the Iran players feel?
Given the issues in Iran,
the Iranian players had to make a statement.
In the name of the God of rainbows...
{n8}First, let me express my condolences
to the bereaved families in Iran.
We have to accept the fact that
the situation in our country is not great, and our people...
{n8}Be there for Iran!
The demonstrations began more than four weeks ago
following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.
{n8}Mahsa Amini!
Say her name!
Mahsa Amini!
Our people are not happy. All upset.
The Iranian crackdown
on anti-government protests,
at least 185 people have been killed over the past few weeks.
That is courage,
to see women sacrificing
their life.
Has your squad been punished
for not singing the Iranian national anthem?
Are you concerned by the consequences of not singing it?
And now, the national anthem of Islamic Republic of Iran.
In the world we live in now, we see a lot of performative action
that are important, but it's without consequence.
When we saw what the Iranian team did
during the national anthem,
they didn't sing at all.
What separated the Iranian team is there's genuine consequence.
Being imprisoned,
threat of death sentence.
There was nothing performative about it.
{n8}If people are dying in your country,
{n8}you are of course willing to risk more to send a signal.
We are here,
so there is no reason we can't be their voice.
{n8}Iran! Iran!
{n8}The Islamic Republic of Iran are looking for a reaction
from their 6-2 defeat to England.
Iran will be out if they are beaten today by Wales.
{n8}Woman, life, freedom.
After what they did, not singing the national anthem,
I think a lot of Iranians thought,
"Wow, they are actually representing us."
Iran!
Wales, desperately backpedaling.
Azmoun against the post!
Iran looking to break, Hennessey's come out a long way!
Hennessey with the challenge there on Taremi!
A red card will be shown.
And Iran, can they find a winner?
So close.
Tense final few minutes.
Iran will press again...
Allen with the clearance.
{n8}Iran have won it!
With virtually the final kick of the match!
And here come Iran again...
Ward comes out... And can't make the save!
And Iran have scored again!
What we want to do is to give this gift to Iranian fans.
This game was a gift to them.
Any game we go inside the field, one minute or 90 minutes,
{n8}we will fight for their heart
{n8}and we'll fight for their happiness.
Saying that sport and politics
has to be divided,
it's easy to say, but it's very difficult in practice.
A day to treasure for Iran,
who go into their final match against the USA
knowing that if they win that, they'd be going through.
Iran versus USA will always make headlines.
Let's do it.
When you're captain, you're in the spotlight.
As soon as I walked into, into that press conference,
you could just tell immediately how hostile it was about to be.
A question for Tyler.
What's your view when the US federation
put out this flag to support the regime critics in Iran?
Listen, we support Iran's people and Iran's team...
Hello, hi. You're pronouncing our country's name wrong.
Our country is named Iran, not "eye-ran."
Please once and for all, let's get this clear.
My apologies on the mispronunciation of your country.
Are you okay to be representing the US
meanwhile there's so much discrimination
happening against Black people in America?
You know, there's discrimination everywhere you go.
Growing up, for me, I grew up in a white family
with obviously an African American heritage and background as well,
so I had a little bit of different cultures
and I was very easily able to assimilate in different cultures.
So, not everyone has that ease and, uh, the ability to do that
and it takes longer to understand,
and through education, I think it's super important.
Like you just educated me now on the pronunciation of your country,
so, um, yeah, it's a process.
I think as long as you see progress, that's the most important thing.
When he asked me that, it wasn't him attacking me,
me attacking him or going at him in any sense.
We knew we were going to deal with a lot of things
that had nothing to do with our performance.
{n8}As we attack, you're ready. You're smelling, you're hunting.
You're hunting to win the ball back.
High emotions, high stakes.
This is that on steroids, to another level.
Twenty-six brothers doing anything it takes,
whatever it takes, refusing to leave the field
until we extend our journey tonight and we get to earn another game.
USA!
So, going into this game, it was do or die.
We are here to fight...
{n8}...and I hope we achieve the result the Iranian people want.
And make them happy.
These two nations have knockout football on their mind
and are ready to do the necessary.
So noisy in here tonight.
Such a tense atmosphere.
Adams...
McKennie... Saw the run of Dest.
And there he is, and Pulisic's in there!
Who from this game is going through?
And it might be Iran!
And that was so, so close.
The final whistle.
{n8}Smiles aplenty from those in blue.
The contrast of emotion is there for all to see.
Come on! Let's go!
I was happy. I was very, very proud of the team.
They just put so much into those first three games
to reach our first goal of making it to the Round of 16.
After a uniquely thrilling group stage,
the 2022 FIFA World Cup moves
into the phase where traditionally the greatest drama lies.
The group stage is completely different from the knockout stage.
Win or go home.
Football at its most unforgiving.
Now it's almost a second competition of knockout football.
Anything is possible now. It could all rest on one match.
{n8}Fine margins can make the difference.
Goal!
I love you, Argentina! We're through! I love you, Argentina!
We're through.
{n8}It's not a "win or go home" match for us.
Winning is the only option.
Casemiro!
Brazil's place in the Round of 16 has been confirmed.
Celebrations for Croatia!
Captain Fantastic!
Rashford...
Absolutely magnificent.
Son still going, support arriving...
Oh, they've scored!
But they've got to wait.
This is awful. As a player, now you're hoping
that the result in the other game goes your way.
Any moment now! They know they're through!
{n8}That was the longest six minutes of my life.
Knockout football for Korea Republic!
We beat one of the best teams and stayed longer in Qatar.
What a goal! Allah is great.
Mbappé!
And the Round of 16 looms large for the French!
Bruno Fernandes does the business!
What legacy will be left here in Qatar?
Mathew Leckie embraces the moment for the Socceroos!
Can you believe it?
It's qualification to the Round of 16.
The show goes on.
Well, no rest for our winning Socceroos
{n8}as the side begins to recover and reset,
{n8}ready to face Argentina.
{n8}This was touted
{n8}as one of the weakest squads we've ever sent to a World Cup.
{n8}Is this a team seriously that could beat Argentina?
{n8}I think to put limits on this team now would be incredibly foolish,
{n8}even with a team that includes Leo Messi.
{n8}Just imagine if the Socceroos ended one of the great international careers.
Another landmark. 1,000 games for club and country.
It's very difficult
to be the best player for 15, 16, 17 years.
He's amazing.
They'll do anything to block him, to keep him from playing,
to get under his skin.
An explosion of the exceptional!
We see him as a superhero, as our god.
I would give my life to help him win
a title with his beloved team, his beloved country.
{n8}It's inevitable that Messi is the brains and the heart of this team,
the backbone of what you need on the pitch.
Having him, it would be crazy not to have him as the brain of this team.
They'd have to destroy my manager's licence.
Since the beginning
he bet on a united and strong group.
He's the reason why the group is the way it is today.
Obviously, he is also a great coach and shows it match after match.
To me, the thing about Scaloni
{n8}is the identity of this team is clear to him.
{n8}Sometimes he changes players,
even those you think are the most important in this team,
but the concept, the identity is not compromised.
I honestly have huge respect for Scaloni.
Not just as a coach but as a person.
He's a workaholic. Always working.
I think his greatest quality is
creating a group of players who would die for the team.
{n8}Leave nothing in the tank after this game. Come out here.
If we have to drag you off that pitch, we will,
but leave everything out there.
They probably think it's their god-given right that they have to go through.
{n8}We want self-confidence out there.
{n8}What a stage to make our mark out there, huh?
{n8}These don't know who Australian players are.
{n8}Go and show these who we are!
And at the end, offer 'em your shirt when you beat 'em.
- Get out there and get into these. - Come on!
Messi, switching on again.
Running into big Souttar.
Messi...
Getting from Baccus a bruised shin.
{n8}The game was tough, very physical...
Australia, competing ferociously.
...as we knew it would be.
It's early days,
but Australia are managing to keep
Argentina out of their box.
Hefty challenge by Behich.
A really silly challenge.
Gifting a free kick now in a dangerous position.
Dinked in by Messi...
And away by Souttar.
Messi...
Mac Allister...
Messi!
{n8}Goal! Goal by Leo!
{n8}A thousand games, and still he excels.
There'll never be another like him.
That is his first World Cup goal in the knockout stage.
And the whistle goes
{n8}and don't you just know it, Messi is the man again.
More World Cup goals than Diego Maradona.
{n8}He just wants the medal to go with them.
Come on!
{n8}We will. When we press, you've got to squeeze up,
{n8}otherwise it makes the space too big for Jacko and Aaron to cover.
Keep our shape. We'll catch him.
We want to send these home.
- Come on! - Leave it all out there, come on!
Leave it all out there, come on!
Oh, Ryan's got into trouble!
And it's cost him!
{n8}Julián Álvarez with the steal!
{n8}That's a horror moment for Australia.
Behich...
And Goodwin, deflection! Goal!
Now then! Now then...
{n8}They needed a lucky twist
{n8}and their hope is reinvested.
Scaloni is agitated, there's no question.
There's still time. There's still time for the Socceroos.
Behich... Driving off Palacios.
He's still going, Behich! What about this!
Whoa! What a run!
A minute and a half left.
In by Goodwin...
Kuol!
And that was the opportunity
for a young man looking to make his mark.
And what a chance for Australia.
Martínez wins the game.
We couldn't wrap up and they had one two chances at the end.
We cheered all the saves as if they were goals.
Argentina, quarterfinalists again,
but, boy, were they made to sweat in the end.
{n8}The world of football is tightening in.
Teams everywhere now are getting better and better.
The competition between the teams has narrowed. I think it's more difficult
to play against the teams you thought you were going to win against.
I think being an underdog is honestly one of the best feelings.
Everyone roots for them.
Before the Spain game, I felt like my heart was being squeezed.
I was calm before the game against Germany,
but it's definitely better to have positive tension.
Excessive tension is not good, but neither is being too relaxed.
Forty seconds of stoppage time remaining.
Japan, desperate to cover the spaces, they can't do so for the moment!
{n8}Lukaku, and here's a winner!
{n8}Can you believe it?
That match revealed a lot of things.
For the past four years, I have been preparing with the thought of
how I would prepare for a knockout game
like the match we played against Belgium.
Japan, down and out.
When we lost, my mind went blank. So blank, I felt numb.
I couldn't think, I didn't want to do anything.
I realized once again that the World Cup is really a stage
where one mistake can make all the difference.
- Maya, Maya, Maya! - Thank you.
Maya, Maya, Maya!
Our history tells you that.
It might sound over the top, but it's true.
For example, in manufacturing things like Japanese cars.
The idea of copying various things and making them even better
is also true in football,
where we go overseas and absorb different ideas.
I went there when J.League started.
I didn't really know what to expect,
and I was asked to go there not really just to play football,
{n8}but it was more to promote the game and push the new J.League,
{n8}this new idea, this "saka" as they called it.
And it was amazing.
But the players themselves, everyone was incredibly polite,
really technically sound, but obviously, at this stage,
they weren't anything like the level that they are now.
Japan have a style of play, but I think it's a style of play that's evolved.
Many of our players have moved to Europe to play football
and have been able to play against players
from countries that regularly qualify for the World Cup.
We've been waiting for this day for 1,617 days.
It's four and a half years since the match we lost against Belgium.
It's up to us now. Let's win with all our players. Okay.
- Let's do this! - Yeah!
There is enormous importance in Japan on not losing face.
As long as they can come out of it with heads held high,
they'll be treated as heroes.
Japan have stunned the big names and now the big prize,
{n8}a first-ever World Cup quarterfinal, is tantalizingly close.
{n8}I told them to be brave and compete.
That's a given, but every match we're representing Japan,
so we have to win.
Croatia! Croatia!
They face the considerable challenge of Croatia.
The Japan side have come here to play with courage
and shock a few once again.
That's another threatening ball... And in!
{n8}Maeda pounces!
And is it going to be another dream day for Japan?
Germany, beaten. Spain, beaten.
{n8}Are Croatia going to be next? The early signs are good for them.
{n8}At halftime it's Japan 1, Croatia 0.
Follow Daichi and others about that.
Okay, okay, okay.
Never give the opportunity away. Missed this chance four years ago.
{n8}Form a circle and unify your will once more.
{n8}We're going for another run! We're going to fight again!
Let's win for sure!
Yeah!
Hang in there!
Japan are halfway there.
Can they pick the tempo up?
It's going to have to come for Croatia from that midfield trio,
as it so often does.
Lovren will play it in there...
And a wonderful equalizer!
{n8}An absolutely stunning header from Ivan Perišić.
Modrić...
Another moment of Modrić magic.
This is an interesting one, Luka Modrić is being withdrawn.
He most certainly would have stepped up and taken a penalty.
You hate to say this, but could this be the moment he walks away
from the World Cup stage for the very last time?
A tremendous run by Mitoma!
{n8}It is the incomparable football theatre that is a penalty competition.
Minamino then against Livaković,
hoping to give Japan the perfect start...
No!
It's a perfect start for Croatia!
Livaković saves again.
And Japan's dream is beginning to fade here.
The veteran Yoshida will take.
Yoshida the captain steps up...
And he's denied!
And Livaković has left his nation
one kick away from a place in the quarterfinals.
{n8}Pašalić! Pašalić! We're going to the quarterfinal!
For Japan, it's the old familiar tale.
The last 16 proves the limit once again.
Absolute heartbreak tonight for Japan. Sum up your feelings.
We did everything what we could do. A great team.
We showed great spirit, performance
throughout the tournament.
We beat Germany, Spain.
I'm very proud of my team,
I'm proud of my teammates.
Yeah.
I really enjoyed this tournament.
When you get to these knockout games where you have David and Goliath
and, really, David cannot compete on a level playing field over 90 minutes,
over 120 minutes and beat that Goliath, penalty kicks is really something
{n8}that levels the draws for them.
{n8}It puts them on an even playing field.
For me to be able to play another World Cup was very exciting.
I know it was my last World Cup.
- Busi, the avenger one. - Not Busi.
Is he going to kill him?
Is Busi going to kick him out?
He kicks him out! We have kicked out a cannonballer.
Cannonballer out!
{n8}You have to be prepared to be good in penalty shootouts.
{n8}You have to be confident, to know what you're doing, to have a routine.
It's mostly about mentality.
So, for a team that doesn't really expect to be there,
they have less pressure taking that penalty kick
than a team that may have just dominated the whole game.
The mental side has also been this squad's strength
since the beginning of the competition.
As for the penalty shootout,
teams often prepare beforehand, including us.
Many players practiced penalties
after the training sessions.
{n8}I already warned the players, "You have homework to do."
"Take at least 1,000 penalties before the World Cup."
When you reach the final minutes,
it's better to go to extra time than to risk it all.
{n8}They were talking about changing the order of the penalty takers.
{n8}They tried different things. Two consecutive penalties per team.
The next player up shoots with more pressure.
Of course.
They always shoot aiming to tie the shootout.
{n8}Yes.
{n8}And then the fifth person up must score to win.
When you take the last penalty to tie, it's nerve-wracking.
With penalties, it's hard. I don't know if Spain have a mental block.
He's saved it!
{n8}Spain always lose on penalties.
{n8}They're the curse of Spain.
Going into a penalty shootout,
it's one of the most difficult experiences you can have.
If Spain miss the next one,
Russia win.
Akinfeev saves!
For Spain, it is the plane.
Seeing some of my friends missing penalties and going out that way
was tough to take.
Spain, they are out of here!
This was not meant to happen.
No matter the opponent,
the most important thing was to believe in ourselves.
In football, anything is possible,
regardless of who the opponent is.
They're gonna come out strong from kickoff, let's not get caught.
Match them in the one-on-ones, second plays, 50/50 balls.
We have to keep all that in mind from the start.
We knew it would be a tough game
and we had the utmost respect for them.
- One, two, three. - Come on!
Come on!
{n8}Near neighbors Spain
{n8}haven't progressed past the Round of 16
{n8}since winning the World Cup 12 years ago.
{n8}And they know this one has potential banana skin written all over it.
Well, the color and the atmosphere just goes up a notch or two.
The Moroccan fans practically filled the stadium.
So we knew we had to play with that disadvantage.
Saïss has said that his hero is Sergio Busquets.
Did you know that?
No, I didn't.
Anyway, I don't know if it's true or not,
but if it is true, it's very nice that your opponents say things like that.
The way he plays is incredible, in my opinion.
I knew Saïss too from Premier League.
He encouraged his teammates in every action.
His intelligence, the way he moves,
all of these things are impressive to me.
He was a player who was always giving commands,
especially to the defense, asking them to work together.
The game gets decided by small details,
something you do or don't do.
Spain need to get it into the penalty area sharpish
if they're to create something.
Spain still move the ball around as if they've got all the time in the world.
Morocco, hanging on by their fingernails here
at the end of extra time.
Busquets...
The ball comes in!
He almost wins it with the last kick of extra time!
It's goalless, and somehow Morocco survive.
{n8}And now spot kicks to determine who goes on to a quarterfinal
and who goes home in the cruelest manner.
Morocco in a shootout at the World Cup for the first time.
Spain have been in this situation before.
It is the captain Busquets with a few final words.
The Moroccan fans, vastly outnumbering their Spanish counterparts.
These two sets of players now,
they just need to keep a cool head
and hope that luck is perhaps on their side.
Sabiri has made the long walk first.
We are ready.
Sabiri against Unai Simón.
Penalty number one.
Sabiri scores!
Cool as a cucumber.
Pablo Sarabia.
It's Sarabia...
He's missed!
He hit the post in the last kick of extra time
and he's hit the post with his penalty kick!
Early advantage, Morocco.
Hakim Ziyech...
Ziyech scores a goal!
Two out of two for Morocco.
Carlos Soler for Spain.
Whistles loud enough to make your ears ring in the stadium.
It's saved!
Bono! Well done, Bono!
Spain in big trouble.
Spain! Spain!
Hope for Luis Enrique and Spain.
Here comes their captain, Sergio Busquets.
{n8}When that time comes, it's a difficult moment.
When you go towards the ball, you have to walk a long way.
There's a lot going on in your head.
Here we go, Busquets. And Bono! Bono! Bono!
Morocco in the driving seat!
And Spain on the precipice.
Achraf Hakimi, born in Madrid,
born and raised in Spain can send them home.
Morocco with a chance
to win it and go through...
Goal! Goal! Goal!
What a moment for Morocco!
Achraf Hakimi!
Morocco, into the quarterfinals for the first time ever!
Heartbreak for Spain.
They'll feel plenty of sympathy for them.
They're heading home, Morocco are marching on,
and three quarters of this stadium dancing in delight.
History has been written.
What an epic battle from these heroes!
They have put everything into this.
Moroccan celebrations will go on long into the night.
Let's go across to my colleague Osama
for the latest news coming in from the world of sport.
It's saddening news of the Brazilian football legend Pelé.
Brazil football legend Pelé has been readmitted to hospital...
The 82-year-old had been moved to the end of life care.
Ladies and gentlemen,
- Friends... Okay? - Yes.
{n8}He's our king.
Thiago Silva and I...
talked about Pelé.
We said that it was our dream to have a picture taken with him.
And that got me emotional. I said, "Damn it."
Pelé was the first global icon.
He transcended sport.
The way he played, the magical way he handled the ball.
The green and yellow of Brazil and the Brazilian national team
started to become a reference
in every country around the world.
{n8}He left such a legacy
{n8}that football was something before Pelé and then it was something else after Pelé.
Would you welcome warmly please, Pelé.
You are incredible.
Every Brazilian player since Pelé has embodied his spirit.
From Sócrates to Zico.
Goal!
Romário to Ronaldo.
Goal!
Kakáto Neymar.
You always think of Brazil as one of your teams
because of the history of the country.
He's left an incredible legacy for all generations.
Before, number 10 was just a number.
And after him, it became something like a... something special.
Every top player want to wear the number ten.
Diego Armando Maradona!
Number 10 Neymar returns after two games out with an ankle problem.
Brazil, they will be put to the test tonight
by Korea Republic.
It's not about...
drumming up motivation so that we play well.
It's about playing well, then paying tribute to him.
The only moment he was fully conscious
was during our matches.
The news about Pelé
meant we arrived emotionally shaken against South Korea.
One single mistake in the match, and we're out.
The update as of now is that
Pelé's condition has worsened further.
Thoughts are sent the way of a national hero.
A pressure game calling for big players,
and they don't come much bigger in impact than Neymar.
{n8}Brazil, fascinating, fancied and fed on history.
{n8}Korea Republic, bold, bright and brave.
They are dancing to the same beats.
We must have a winner.
Vinicius...
{n8}Brazil leads! With just moments on the clock.
{n8}A goal scored with a swagger.
Korea Republic have it all to do already.
Now, that's an interesting one. Penalty!
{n8}Neymar, makes it look so simple...
{n8}as Brazil have the game.
This was our demonstration of care and affection,
of pride in being Brazilian,
of having him as our eternal king.
{n8}Nicely done... He might get it back... He does! Oh!
It is a blockbuster Brazil start.
And even the head coach is more than happy to join in.
Vinicius...
Paquetá!
{n8}Four-nil Brazil.
{n8}Lucas Paquetá.
That is Brazil in a nutshell.
An emphatic victory.
{n8}Quality and quantity.
The Brazilians are favorites. Look at their players,
if you give one of them space, they score.
I don't wanna blame any of our players because they gave everything.
Korea Republic, outfought, outplayed and sadly for them, out.
Brazil, though, stride on.
He's going to continue in our lives.
Pelé will never be forgotten.
Portugal have dropped Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench.
It's a very, very big moment in this World Cup.
Talk about the competition. Don't ask them about me.
This the moment that matters most.
Anything can happen.
Everyone makes mistakes. Your problem is...
I think that you're frightened of making a mistake.
It's important you control your emotions.
It's Neymar!
Goal, goal, goal!
We're fragile. We're all fragile.
We know we can do something historic for African football.
Your superstars have to shine. If they don't shine...
Penalties it will be.
...this is where you go home.