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Trouble with border guards – German opponent cancels test match

Due to complications when entering Iraq, Germany's group opponents Costa Rica canceled their last friendly before the World Cup.

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Trouble with border guards – German opponent cancels test match

Due to complications when entering Iraq, Germany's group opponents Costa Rica canceled their last friendly before the World Cup. This was announced by the country's football association on Thursday, according to the US broadcaster ESPN. The game against Iraq planned for the evening does not take place because an agreement that was reached was not kept.

Accordingly, Costa Rica had asked not to stamp the passports upon entry. Apparently the border officials didn't want to stick to that, so goalkeeper Keylor Navas' team returned to their training camp in Kuwait. The stamp from Iraq can make entry into some western countries such as the USA more difficult.

Costa Rica wants to travel to Qatar on Friday, according to the information. The first group match will take place on November 23 against Spain. In Group E on December 1st, Costa Rica is the last preliminary round opponent for the German national team.

The Mexican national team lost their last preparatory game 1:2 against Sweden. In the Estadi Montilivi in ​​Girona, Spain, Marcus Rohden (54th minute) and Mattias Svanberg (84th), who plays for VfL Wolfsburg, scored the Swedish goals. Alexis Vega had provided the interim compensation (60th).

Mexico will start the World Cup against Poland on Tuesday. The other opponents in the preliminary round are Argentina (November 26) and Saudi Arabia (November 30). Sweden did not qualify for the finals.

Hansi Flick can continue preparing for the opening game against Japan with all three goalkeepers. Marc-André ter Stegen will join the national team in Qatar, which travels to the tournament host country on Thursday, as the national coach said on Wednesday evening after the 1-0 draw in the last friendly in Oman. Ter Stegen (30) was unable to fly from Frankfurt to Muscat with the DFB selection on Monday due to gastrointestinal problems.

As in 2018, the goalkeeper from FC Barcelona is the first deputy for Manuel Neuer (36) in his second World Cup appearance. The third goalkeeper is Kevin Trapp (32) from Eintracht Frankfurt in Qatar.

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