For five minutes on the final day of the 2022 World Cup's Group E, there was a situation where two football teams, Spain and Germany, were discarded from the tournament due to the turnarounds of Japan and Costa Rica (Spain equipped with a goal difference of +6). Nothing bad against Spain and Germany, but it was kind of a madness that keeps the fans coming back to the matches for more.
Everyone loves to witness a passionate underdog lining up against one of the football's old guards and thrashing them down to a humble size. During this world cup, a lot of David vs Goliath games happened on the world stage. Headline victories of Saudi Arabia over Argentina and Tunisia over France have been such examples. However, Japan, in particular, has taken the tournament spotlight and defied clever predictions by beating Germany; Spain to finish on top of their group.