2022 World Cup, Germany Vs Japan: Go Ahead! Blue Samurai Donate Der Panzer 2-1

JAKARTA Germany failed to get three points after receiving a narrow 1-2 defeat to Japan in the inaugural match of Group E of the 2022 World Cup Qatar.

Playing at the Khalifa International Stadium, Wednesday, November 23 night WIB, Germany took a quick lead with an Ilkay Gundogan penalty before Japan returned two goals in the second half of the match.

Eight minutes the game was running, Japan immediately shocked Germany. Daizen Maeda managed to shake the opponent's net, but the referee did not pass the goal because the owner was offside.

In the 21st minute, Joshua Kimmich wasted a good chance. His efforts to shoot from a long distance to the left side of the goal could still be stopped by the Japanese goalkeeper.

Germany finally took the lead in the 32nd minute through Ilkay Gundogan's shot from the spot. The penalty was awarded after Japanese goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda fouled David Raum in the forbidden box.

His goal to bring Germany ahead made history for G SelandoAN. He scored for Germany for the first time in his career in a major tournament.

In the additional minutes Kai Havertz had doubled the score for Germany to maximize Serge Gnabry's pass, but the goal was offside! The 1-0 score for Germany also lasted until the break.

A few minutes after halftime, Musiala did a solo run and entered the penalty box. He then fired a shot, but his shot just deviated far above the goal that was guarded by Gonda.

In the 60th minute, Gundogan's assist almost gave Germany a second goal. Unfortunately, the shot that took advantage of the bait hit the post.

Eleven minutes later, Gnabry threatened with a header from a very distance and the ball shot into the right side of the net. But Shuichi Gonda managed to prevent an advantage for Germany to increase.

Japan's awaited equalizer goal finally came in the 75th minute. Ritsu Doan listed his name on the scoreboard after reacting quickly to snatch up vomit to force Manuel Neuer to pick up the ball from the net.

The German goal shook again nine minutes later. This time it was Takuma Asano's turn to score after receiving a sweet pass from his colleague Ko Itakura.

After that, Leon Goretzka tried to equalize the score in the additional 96 minutes with a volley using a vomit ball, but the result went wide. The 1-2 score for Japan's victory lasted until the match was over.

Lineup

Germany (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Kehrer, Sule, Rudiger, Raum; Kimmich, Goretzka; Gnarby, Musiala, Sane; Muller.

Japan (4-2-3-1): Gonda; Nagatomo, Yoshida, Tomiyasu, Sakai; Shibasaki, Morita; Ito, Kamada, Kubo; Minamino.