Germany v Spain in the 2022 World Cup group stages - Inside Europe on how a mouth-watering contest could play out

Friday's 2022 World Cup draw in Doha has thrown up some intriguing group stage games, with European heavyweights Germany and Spain the headline act. Group E has pitted four-time winners Germany and 2010 champions Spain together in what is a mouth-watering contest so early in the tournament. Whoever emerges victorious is bound to be favourite to top the group, which also features Japan and Costa Rica/New Zealand.

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How have past meetings gone between the two nations? Dennis Melzer — Eurosport Germany: Spain can be described as a bit of a nemesis. In the last competitive games, the German team did not look particularly good against La Roja. In the final of the 2008 European Championship, Germany lost 0-1 (Fernando Torres netting the decisive goal), two years later in South Africa also (Carles Puyol scored the game's only goal to send Spain through to the final).