A shocking late comeback from Japan noticed four-time winners Germany fall to a shock defeat of their opening World Cup sport in Qatar.
Germany dominated a frenetic match for giant spells however did not capitalise on their strain – earlier than Japan induced the Khalifa Worldwide Stadium to erupt into a mixture of blended celebration and shock.
Substitute Takuma Asano squeezed in a thumping strike from a decent angle to make it 2-1 to Japan and ran over to the photographers within the nook of the stadium in sheer delight.
There was a collective pause within the enviornment because the ball rolled down from the roof of the web earlier than supporters realised it had gone in.
Manchester Metropolis’s Ilkay Gundogan had given Germany the lead from the penalty spot within the first half, earlier than Japan substitute Ritsu Doan equalised within the seventy fifth minute.
The equaliser got here after a string of beautiful saves at every finish – Japan’s Shuichi Gonda pulling off a double cease to disclaim Serge Gnabry and Jonas Hofmann, earlier than Germany’s Manuel Neuer acquired his fingertips to Junya Ito’s effort.
Germany, who completed backside of their group in Russia in 2018, had missed a number of probabilities to increase their lead when the rating was 1-0.
They face stiff opposition in Group E with 2010 winners Spain to return on Sunday, then a remaining group sport towards Costa Rica.
Earlier than kick-off, Germany’s gamers put their arms over their mouths throughout a workforce picture and within the stands a German authorities minister, Nancy Faeser, wore the OneLove armband.
It comes after information the German soccer federation is investigating whether or not it’s authorized for Fifa to threaten gamers with sanction for sporting the OneLove armband in Qatar.
The Germany workforce later tweeted that human rights are “non-negotiable” and “we stand by our place”.
Extra to observe.
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Price gamers out of 10 all through or after the sport. The rater will shut half-hour after the ultimate whistle.
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Germany
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Squad quantity1Participant identifyNeuer
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Squad quantity15Participant identifySüle
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Squad quantity2Participant identifyRüdiger
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Squad quantity23Participant identifySchlotterbeck
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Squad quantity3Participant identifyRaum
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Squad quantity6Participant identifyKimmich
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Squad quantity21Participant identifyGündogan
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Squad quantity10Participant identifyGnabry
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Squad quantity13Participant identifyMüller
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Squad quantity14Participant identifyMusiala
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Squad quantity7Participant identifyHavertz
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Squad quantity8Participant identifyGoretzka
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Squad quantity9Participant identifyFüllkrug
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Squad quantity11Participant identifyGötze
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Squad quantity18Participant identifyHofmann
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Squad quantity26Participant identifyMoukoko
Japan
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Squad quantity12Participant identifyGonda
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Squad quantity19Participant identifyH Sakai
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Squad quantity4Participant identifyItakura
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Squad quantity22Participant identifyYoshida
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Squad quantity5Participant identifyNagatomo
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Squad quantity6Participant identifyEndo
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Squad quantity17Participant identifyTanaka
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Squad quantity14Participant identifyIto
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Squad quantity15Participant identifyKamada
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Squad quantity11Participant identifyKubo
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Squad quantity25Participant identifyMaeda
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Squad quantity8Participant identifyDoan
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Squad quantity9Participant identifyMitoma
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Squad quantity10Participant identifyMinamino
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Squad quantity16Participant identifyTomiyasu
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Squad quantity18Participant identifyAsano
Line-ups
Germany
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Neuer
- 15Süle
- 2Rüdiger
- 23Schlotterbeck
- 3Raum
- 6Kimmich
- 21GündoganSubstituted forGoretzkaat 67′minutes
- 10GnabrySubstituted forMoukokoat 90′minutes
- 13MüllerSubstituted forHofmannat 67′minutes
- 14MusialaSubstituted forGötzeat 79′minutes
- 7HavertzSubstituted forFüllkrugat 79′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Ginter
- 5Kehrer
- 8Goretzka
- 9Füllkrug
- 11Götze
- 12Trapp
- 16Klostermann
- 17Brandt
- 18Hofmann
- 19Sané
- 20Günter
- 22ter Stegen
- 24Adeyemi
- 25Bella-Kotchap
- 26Moukoko
Japan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Gonda
- 19H SakaiSubstituted forMinaminoat 74′minutes
- 4Itakura
- 22Yoshida
- 5NagatomoSubstituted forMitomaat 57′minutes
- 6Endo
- 17TanakaSubstituted forDoanat 71′minutes
- 14Ito
- 15Kamada
- 11KuboSubstituted forTomiyasuat 45′minutes
- 25MaedaSubstituted forAsanoat 57′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Kawashima
- 2Yamane
- 3Taniguchi
- 7Shibasaki
- 8Doan
- 9Mitoma
- 10Minamino
- 13Morita
- 16Tomiyasu
- 18Asano
- 20Machino
- 21Ueda
- 23Schmidt
- 24Soma
- 26Ito
- Referee:
- Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros
- Attendance:
- 42,608
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Match ends, Germany 1, Japan 2.
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Second Half ends, Germany 1, Japan 2.
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Nook, Germany. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
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Try blocked. Niklas Süle (Germany) proper footed shot from the left aspect of the six yard field is blocked.
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Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick on the best wing.
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Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
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Try missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) proper footed shot from exterior the field is shut, however misses to the left.
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Mario Götze (Germany) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Takuma Asano (Japan).
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Try missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) proper footed shot from exterior the field misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
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Try missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from the centre of the field is shut, however misses to the best. Assisted by Mario Götze with a cross.
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Substitution, Germany. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Serge Gnabry.
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David Raum (Germany) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
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Nook, Germany. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
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David Raum (Germany) wins a free kick within the attacking half.
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Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
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Aim! Germany 1, Japan 2. Takuma Asano (Japan) proper footed shot from the best aspect of the six yard field to the highest proper nook. Assisted by Ko Itakura.
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Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany).
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Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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