FIFA World Cup: Spain rout Costa Rica, Japan continue shocks as Germany cover mouths in protest

[caption id=“attachment_11686321” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Upsets at the FIFA world cup continued when Japan beat four-time champions Germany 2-1. (AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_11686311” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Japan trailed for most of the match but won with two late goals against Germany. The result comes a day after Argentina were beaten by Saudi Arabia. (AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_11686301” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Germany players protested before the match by covering their mouths for being silenced by FIFA due to their anti-LGBTQ stance. (AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_11686281” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] German Football Federation (DFB) President Bernd Neuendorf, left, talks to German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, right, wearing the One Love armband prior to Germany vs Japan. (AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_11686341” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Belgium Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, wearing a “One Love” armband, talks with FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the World Cup group F match between Belgium and Canada. (AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_11686351” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Spain got their World Cup campaign underway with a 7-0 thrashing of Costa Rica to go top of Group E. (AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_11686291” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Michy Batshuayi scored the only goal in Belgium’s 1-0 win over Canada who had a staggering 21 shots, but only four were on target. (AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_11686331” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] In the day’s first game, last edition’s finalists Croatia were held to a stalemate by Morocco. (AP)[/caption]