Now 4-time world champion Germany is the victim of vicissitudes: 24th rank Japan defeated in Group E; won by scoring 2 goals in 8 minutes
Germany, the 4-time world champion, faced upsets in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2022. They were defeated 2–1 by Japan in their Group E match. Germany were in a dominant position after scoring a penalty in the first half, but Japan came back in the second half, scoring 2 goals in 8 minutes to win the match 2–1.
This is the second major upset in this World Cup. On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia defeated 2-time world champion Argentina 2-1.
Takumo Asano’s decider in the 33rd minute, Germany’s Elkay Guduan converted a penalty kick. The score line remained 1-0 in the first half, but Japan came back strongly in the second half. He scored a goal in the 75th minute while showing his attacking game. Even after this goal of Ritsu Doan, Japan did not give up the attack. Takuma Asano scored the deciding goal in the 83rd minute.
There was no further goal in the match after this. In this way, Japan made a big upset by defeating the 4-time world champion Germany. Germany was eliminated from the group stage in the 2018 FIFA World Cup after losing to South Korea. This time also they had to face defeat from the Asian team in the group match. However, for the time being, this defeat will not end their journey in this World Cup.
Germany ahead in every respect, but failed to make headway Germany tried to stay in the game. He also played attacking game. Germany had 26 shots on goal in the entire match, while Japan managed only 12. With this, Germany had 74% of the ball possession, but they could not take the lead. Elkay Gudoyan scored the only goal for the team through a penalty in the 33rd minute.
Japan made a comeback in the second half Japan’s performance was disappointing in the first half. But the team made a great comeback in the second half. Ritsu Doan, who came on as a substitute, and Takuma Asano scored the goals. The first goal was scored by Doan in the 75th minute. Japan’s Mitoma takes a shot at the goal but hits the goalkeeper and lands at Ritsu. Ritsu hits the ball to the net.
This is how the last goal happened Japan continued to attack even after scoring the first goal in the 75th minute. This attacking plan saw Takuma Asano, who came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute, take the ball past the German goalkeeper from the right wing. Instead of giving a pass to a teammate, he took the shot himself. The ball went over the goalkeeper and into the goal post. Thus came the last and decisive goal of the match.
Germany protested by placing their hands over their mouths During the team photo before the match, German players protested by placing their hands over their mouths. The Qatar government banned the wearing of love armbands in support of LGBTQ. Germany protested about this.
On this, the German Football Association said – The team wanted to wear the armband for equality and equality, but we were not allowed to do so. Our voices were suppressed. It is only right to protest in this way.
Germany still has a chance Japan is at the first position with 3 points after losing the first match. Germany is last in the group. In Group E, Germany now has two remaining matches against Spain and Costa Rica. If Germany wins both the matches, it can still qualify for the next round with 6 points. It is believed that a very exciting match will be played between Germany and Spain in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup.
Starting lineup of Germany and Japan
Japan: Shuichi Gonda (goalkeeper), Hiroaki Sakai, Ko Itakura, Maya Yoshida, Junya Ito, Yuto Nagatomo, Wataru Endo, Aoi Tanaka, Takefusa Kubo, Daichi Kamada and Daizen Maeda.
Germany: Manuel Neuer (goalkeeper), David Raum, Antonio Rudriger, Nicolas Sule, Niko Schlotterbeck, Joshua Khimich, Elkay Gudoan, Jamal Musiala, Thomas Müller, Serge Nabri and Kai Havertz.
