Costa Rica vs Germany Predictions & Betting Tips (World Cup)

Germany are offered as huge favourites for this one, with their odds not surpassing the 1.10 mark. Costa Rica on the contrary are offered at mammoth odds of 23.00, with the draw odds found at odds of 10.00

What an important win could that prove to be for Costa Rica. Keysher Fuller’s glorious strike cut down Japan’s hopes of qualification with a game to spare, putting the Central American side right into contention. Costa Rica might have been second best in the first half of their encounter, yet they managed to expertly stop the majority of Japanese attacks, then finding the perfect moment to strike when the Samurai Blue were looking for the winner. They have now won five of their last seven games, losing just two in fifteen. They have also faced Germany once in 2006, losing that game 4-2. As far as Hansi Flick’s side is concerned, things looked precarious after Alvaro Morata broke the deadlock after coming on in the competition of the hour mark. However, Germany fought back, and after some missed chances by Sane and Musiala, broke the deadlock, courtesy of a clinical finish by Fullkrug. While the Germans are still in it with a shout, their form was not the best possible before entering the tournament, and they starkly confirmed this in their opening two games. They have now won just two of their last ten international games, astoundingly failing to score more than once in eight of those.