2022 World Cup: Germany trapped by Japan for its entry into running

Like Argentina, the Mannschaft fell in its first match at the 2022 World Cup on Wednesday against Japan (1-2), in Doha.

by Hortense Leblanc

The famous quote from Gary Lineker, “Football is a sport that is played 11 against 11, and in the end, it is Germany that wins”, would it have lead in the wing? Revanchards after their elimination from the group phase of the last World Cup in Russia, the Germans bowed again for their first World Cup game in Qatar, Wednesday, November 23, in Doha, against Japan (1-2) .

Their lack of efficiency was punished by the Japanese awakening at the end of the match, while the meeting had started with a demonstration of human rights support from the German selection.

A square on the return from the locker room, a post at the time of play, a quadruple parade by Schuichi Gonda a few minutes later … The Germans will make them nightmares. While they had outrageously dominated the first period, settling in the Japanese camp, with 70 % ball possession, Hans-Dieter Flick’s men will be able to feed regrets as they have obtained opportunities. Ilkay Gündogan, who opened the scoring on a penalty (33 e ), will remain the only German scorer against Japan.

Germany punished by homemade scorers

The Samurai Blue, they had only pulled one recovery before the break. To remedy this, the Japanese coach, Hajime Moriyasu, made changes to return from the locker room with a resolutely more offensive team. Choices that have been paid with goals from Ritsu Doan (75 e ) and Takuma Asano (83 e ), replacements at the start of the game and who sounded the Wake up the Japanese. Cruel for Germany, which sees these two scorers evolve in its championship every weekend, while Doan wears the jersey of Friborg, and Asano that of Bochum.

/Media reports cited above.