Japan's place in the Round of 16 and Germany's shock World Cup exit could be confirmed on Sunday in Qatar, but first the Samurai Blue must beat Costa Rica.Takuma Asano's clinching goal against 2014 World Cup winners Germany sent shockwaves from Qatar to Berlin, and left Hansi Flick's side requiring a result against in-form Spain to stay in contention.To pile the pre sure on Germany, Japan now know that if they beat Costa Rica who were demoralised in a 7-0 thrashing by the Spanish they could secure back-to-back trips Jaron Faulds Jersey to the World Cup knockout stages for the first time in their history.Below are the confirmed lineups for both teams ahead of the match.MORE: Costa Rica's implosion against Spain could be partly blamed on their team being in a transitional phase, with a mixture of raw inexperience and veterans in their squad.CoachLuis Fernando Suarez makes two changes to his starting side as part of a switch to a more attacking set up in Al Rayyan.Japan will look to capture more of what the Germans couldn't handle in the opener, but some minor injuries have forcedHajime Moriyasu into five starting changes.Below are the projected starting lineups for both teams ahead of their match at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium on November 27. (4-3-3, right to left):12. Gonda (GK Devin Gardner Jersey ) 2. Yamane, 4. Itakura, 22. Yoshida, 5. Nagatomo 8. Doan 6. Endo, 13. Morita 21. Ueda 15. Kamada 24. SomaInjured:SakaiSuspended:Hiroki Sakai was substituted off with 15 minutes of the opener remaining, and has skipped training with a hamstring problem since, and the Urawa Red Diamonds defender is not risked from the start in this tie.Takuma Asano's fitne s was a concern in the build-up to the World Cup but after coming off the bench and scoring the winner against Germany, and he again starts on the bench. (4-4-2, right to left):1. Navas (GK) 18. Watson, 15. Calvo, 6. Duarte, 8. Oviedo 4. Fuller, 5. Borges Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman Jersey , 17. Tejeda, 13. Torres 7. Contreras, 12. CampbellInjured: NoneSuspended:NoneCosta Rica's star man, goalkeeper Keylor Navas, was an injury concern in the build-up to the World Cup but despite the misery of conceding seven goals, he didn't seem to be struggling with Glen Rice Jersey any physical i sues against Spain. Here are the 26 names on Japan and Costa Rica's World Cup squads in Qatar :JapanPositionNo.PlayerClubAgeCapsGK1Eiji KawashimaStrasbourg (FRA)3995GK12Shuichi GondaShimizu S-Pulse(JPN)3334GK23Daniel SchmidtSint-Truiden (BEL)3011DEF5Yuto NagatomoTokyo (JPN)36138DEF22Maya YoshidaSchalke (GER)34122DEF19Hiroki SakaiUrawa Red Diamonds (JPN)3272DEF16Takehiro TomiyasuArsenal (ENG)2329DEF2Miki YamaneKawasaki Frontale (JPN)2815DEF3Shogo TaniguchiKawasaki Frontale (JPN)3114DEF4Kou ItakuraBoru sia Monchengladbach (GER)2513DEF26Hiroki ItoStuttgart (GER)236MID7Gaku ShibasakiLeganes (SPA)3060MID6Wataru EndoStuttgart (GER)2943MID10Takumi MinaminoMonaco (FRA)2744MID14Junya ItoReims (FRA)2938MID8Ritsu DoanFreiburg (GER)2429MID15Daichi KamadaEintracht Frankfurt (GER)2622MID11Takefusa KuboReal Sociedad (SPA)2120MID13Hidemasa MoritaSporting (POR)2717MID17Ao TanakaFortuna Du seldorf (GER)2415MID9Kaoru MitomaBrighton (ENG)259MID24Yuki SomaNagoya Grampus (JPN)258FWD18Takuma AsanoBochum (GER)2737FWD21Ayase UedaClub Brugge (BEL)2411FWD25Daizen MaedaCeltic (SCO)258FWD20Shuto MachinoShonan Bellmare (JPN)234Costa RicaPositionNo.PlayerClubAgeCapsGK18Esteban AlvaradoHerediano (CRC)3324GK1Keylor NavasPSG (FRA)35107GK23Patrick SequeiraCD Lugo (SPA)232DEF15Francisco CalvoKonyaspor (TUR)3075DEF6Oscar DuarteAl-Wehda (SAU)3370DEF4KeysherFullerHerediano (CRC)2829DEF16Carlos MartinezSan Carlos (CRC)235DEF22RonaldMatarritaFC Cincinnati (USA)2852DEF8Bryan OviedoReal Salt Lake (USA)3274DEF3Juan Pablo VargasMillonarios (COL)2711DEF19Kendall WastonSapri sa (CRC)3461DEF2Daniel ChaconColorado Rapids (USA)218MID20Brandon AguileraGuanacasteca (CRC)194MID9Jewison BennetteSunderland (ENG)187MID5Celso BorgesAlajuelense (CRC)34154MID25Anthony HernandezPuntarenas (CRC)212MID21Douglas LopezHerediano (CRC)242MID10Bryan RuizAlajuelense (CRC)37144MID14Youstin SalasSapri sa (CRC)263MID17Yeltsin TejedaHerediano (CRC)3073MID13Gerson TorresHerediano (CRC)2512MID24Roan WilsonGrecia Willie Henry Jersey (CRC)202MID26Alvaro ZamoraSapri sa (CRC)202FWD12Joel CampbellClub Leon (MEX)30118FWD7Anthony ContrerasHerediano (CRC)228FWD11Johan VenegasAlajuelense (CRC)3380