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AP PHOTOS: World Cup highlights from Day 8

Nov 26, 2022, 11:16 PM | Updated: Nov 27, 2022, 1:32 pm
Spain's Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup group E soccer...

Spain's Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Japan's Ritsu Doan, right, and Costa Rica's Yeltsin Tejeda, left, challenge for the ball during the World Cup, group E soccer match between Japan and Costa Rica, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Spectators hold photos of Forman German international Mesut Ozil in the stands during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Japan's Ayase Ueda, left, and Costa Rica's Francisco Calvo fight for the ball during the World Cup, group E soccer match between Japan and Costa Rica, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Japan's Wataru Endo and Costa Rica's Joel Campbell challenge for the ball during the World Cup, group E soccer match between Japan and Costa Rica, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Canada's Atiba Hutchinson, center, vies for the ball with Croatia's Marcelo Brozovic, left, and Luka Modric during the World Cup group F soccer match between Croatia and Canada, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Japan's Takuma Asano, foreground, reacts at the end of the World Cup, group E soccer match between Japan and Costa Rica, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Costa Rica won 1-0. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Germany's Thilo Kehrer, left, challenges for the ball with Spain's Ferran Torres during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Croatia's Luka Modric fights for the ball with Canada's Kamal Miller during the World Cup group F soccer match between Croatia and Canada, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) Spain's Nico Williams lays on the ground to support a defensive wall at a free kick during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Spain's Dani Olmo controls the ball, followed by Germany's Niklas Suele during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Spain's Marcos Asensio, centre, challenges for the ball with Germany's Leon Gorentzka, left, and Germany's Niklas Suele during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Germany's Antonio Ruediger, atop, challenges for the ball with Spain's Ferran Torres during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Spain's Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Japan's goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda and Yuki Soma look at the ball getting into the net for Costa Rica's Keysher Fuller to score his side's opening goal, during the World Cup, group E soccer match between Japan and Costa Rica, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) Japan's Wataru Endo, left, and Hidemasa Morita react as they leave the field after their loss in the World Cup, group E soccer match between Japan and Costa Rica, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Morocco's Romain Saiss, right, reacts after teammate Abdelhamid Sabiri, not visible, scored a goal on Belgium's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, left, during the World Cup group F soccer match between Belgium and Morocco, at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Germany's Niclas Fuellkrug celebrates after he scored his side's first goal during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Spain's Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Spain's Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup group E soccer match between Spain and Germany, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor , Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Highlights from the eighth day of the World Cup in Qatar on Sunday.

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