Germany vs Japan, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupJapan gets 2 late goals to upset Germany 2-1 at World Cup
— Another World Cup day, another World Cup shock.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 8': Offside, Japan. Junya Ito tries a through ball, but Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 16': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
- 16': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
- 19': Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
- 19': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 20': Offside, Germany. Joshua Kimmich tries a through ball, but Ilkay Gündogan is caught offside.
- 22': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Raum.
- 28': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 30': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
- 31': Penalty Germany. David Raum draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 31': Penalty conceded by Shuichi Gonda (Japan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Goal! Germany 1, Japan 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 34': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
- 34': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Corner, Japan. Conceded by David Raum.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 40': Offside, Japan. Yuto Nagatomo tries a through ball, but Takefusa Kubo is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 42': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 42': Hand ball by Wataru Endo (Japan).
- 45': Attempt missed. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 45'+1': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
- 45'+1': Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
- 45'+4': Offside, Germany. Serge Gnabry tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 45'+4': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kai Havertz (Germany) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 45'+5': VAR Decision: No Goal Germany 1-0 Japan.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo with a cross.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Germany 1, Japan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 1, Japan 0.
- 45': Substitution, Japan. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Takefusa Kubo.
- 46': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
- 46': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Serge Gnabry (Germany) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 48': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Germany).
- 48': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Japan).
- 49': Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junya Ito.
- 50': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Raum.
- 55': Offside, Japan. Yuto Nagatomo tries a through ball, but Daichi Kamada is caught offside.
- 55': Offside, Germany. David Raum tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
- 56': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
- 57': Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Daizen Maeda.
- 58': Attempt missed. Takuma Asano (Japan) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
- 58': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 61': Attempt missed. Takuma Asano (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 62': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
- 62': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Offside, Germany. Nico Schlotterbeck tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 64': Hand ball by Takuma Asano (Japan).
- 65': Offside, Japan. Hiroki Sakai tries a through ball, but Junya Ito is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Takuma Asano (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 66': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Ko Itakura (Japan) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daichi Kamada with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Germany. Jonas Hofmann replaces Thomas Müller.
- 67': Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a headed pass.
- 68': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 70': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 70': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 71': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
- 71': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 71': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Shuichi Gonda.
- 71': Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Ao Tanaka.
- 72': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
- 72': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt saved. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
- 73': Attempt missed. Hiroki Sakai (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
- 74': Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Hiroki Sakai because of an injury.
- 75': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 75': Goal! Germany 1, Japan 1. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 79': Substitution, Germany. Mario Götze replaces Jamal Musiala.
- 79': Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Kai Havertz.
- 80': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
- 80': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Daichi Kamada.
- 83': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany).
- 83': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Goal! Germany 1, Japan 2. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ko Itakura.
- 85': David Raum (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
- 85': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
- 88': David Raum (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
- 90': Substitution, Germany. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Serge Gnabry.
- 90': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Götze with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 90'+5': Foul by Takuma Asano (Japan).
- 90'+5': Mario Götze (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+7': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Niklas Süle (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Germany 1, Japan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Germany 1, Japan 2.
Statistics
 JPN |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 8 | Saves | 2 |
| 26.1 | Possession | 73.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 190 | Accurate Passes | 686 |
| 269 | Passes | 771 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 11 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 29 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 38 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 42,608
Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 42,608
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Curacao | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Germany (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 23 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 3 | David Raum |
| 15 | Niklas Süle |
| 13 | Thomas Müller |
| 21 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 7 | Kai Havertz |
| 14 | Jamal Musiala |
| 10 | Serge Gnabry |
Japan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Shuichi Gonda (GK) |
| 22 | Maya Yoshida |
| 4 | Kou Itakura |
| 5 | Yuto Nagatomo |
| 19 | Hiroki Sakai |
| 15 | Daichi Kamada |
| 17 | Ao Tanaka |
| 6 | Wataru Endo |
| 25 | Daizen Maeda |
| 11 | Takefusa Kubo |
| 14 | Junya Ito |
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