Costa Rica upset Japan with a close victory during the second Group E encounter at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, continuing its streak of shocking upsets in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

In their tournament’s first shot on goal, Costa Rica defeated Japan 1-0 in the opening match of Sunday.

In a stunning turn of events for both teams, Costa Rica, who had been humiliated by Spain in their opening match, defeated Japan late on with their first attempt on goal of the competition.

Full-time: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica https://t.co/9j6andrHJD pic.twitter.com/xPiviO8DzH

— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) November 27, 2022

Los Ticos capitalized on an ineffectual Japanese attack after a stellar defensive performance to withstand some pressure in the second half and attack quickly.

With Fuller’s goal in the 81st minute, the side that just barely made it into the finals by defeating New Zealand in a playoff moves even with Group E’s top-placed Spain and Japan in terms of points.

The Central Americans ended up scoring with their first attempt on goal after more than 170 minutes of World Cup play.

After demonstrating such grit to recover from a seven-goal thrashing, Costa Rica can now imagine making it to the knockout round and will still be in the running when they play Germany on Thursday.

A disgruntled Japan, meantime, will observe the seismic match between European giants Spain and Germany later today; they were denied a perfect opportunity to guarantee a place in the round of 16.

Their faces tell you everything you need to know! 🇨🇷

Costa Rica were humiliated 7-0 by Spain, but have now beaten the team that defeated Germany.

Group E at the #FIFAWorldCup is turning into a classic!#BBCWorldCup #BBCFootball

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 27, 2022

What a way to bounce back from a 7-0 defeat! Keysher Fuller’s late goal has secured all three points for Costa Rica against Japan.

𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕? 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒙!