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World Cup 2022: What to expect on Day 8

It's the second round of games in Groups E and F, with Japan looking to build on their fabulous win over Germany, who themselves know that a defeat to Spain will see them make a group-stage exit at a successive World Cup.

Canada won a lot of admirers despite their loss to Belgium, but now must get something from their clash with Croatia.

As for the Belgians, it's a meeting with Morocco, and a chance to seal a last-16 berth.

All of the action is live on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player, with 12 hours of uninterrupted coverage beginning at 9.30am.

They called it the ''Miracle of Doha' after Japan stunned Germany on Wednesday and now the Samurai Blue stand on the cusp of reaching the last 16. You'd have to fancy them, in that Costa Rica, despite Spain's brilliance, were so off the pace in their opening match.

The Spanish put together 994 completed passes. compared to 166 for the Central American side, a stat made even more stark by the latter's 18% possession and the fact they were the first team in 32 years not to have a shot at goal at a World Cup finals.

We thought the days of the whipping boys at the men's tournament were over. Those of a certain vintage will remember Hungary 10-1 El Salavador in 1982. More recently we had the Germans thumping hosts Brazil 7-1 in 2014, but you could glean there was something freakish about that outcome.

After the high of the win over Germany, Japanese fans still time had time to clean up after themselves, while the team left their dressing-room spotless inside the Khalifa Stadium.

In Japan, cleanliness is a part of the culture and is drilled into people from early childhood

Hajime Moriyasu's side will now look to make another favourable impression in Qatar.

"Their spirit and their work-rate was absolutely

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