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2022 World Cup: Fullkrug's heroics salvage Germany's campaign vs. Spain but issues remain up top

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AL KHOR, Qatar -- Niclas Fullkrug breathed life into Germany's World Cup hopes with a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with Spain and save the 2014 world champions from a second successive defeat at Qatar 2022.

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Although a loss would not have ended Germany's qualification prospects due to other results in Group E, Fullkrug's strike, which cancelled out Alvaro Morata's opener, means that a win against Costa Rica will almost certainly be enough to take Hansi Flick's team through.