FIFA World Cup

FT Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Japan WLWDL 2
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Germany DWLDW 1
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JPN022
GER101
Khalifa International Stadium · 42,608 att. · FS1

Match Report

Japan gets 2 late goals to upset Germany 2-1 at World Cup

— Another World Cup day, another World Cup shock.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

GER leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

GER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 23Nico SchlotterbeckCD-L
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 3David RaumLB
  5. 15Niklas SüleRB
  6. 13Thomas MüllerAM
  7. 21Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 6Joshua KimmichRM
  9. 7Kai HavertzF
  10. 14Jamal MusialaAM-L
  11. 10Serge GnabryAM-R

JPN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Shuichi GondaG
  2. 22Maya YoshidaCD-L
  3. 4Kou ItakuraCD-R
  4. 5Yuto NagatomoLB
  5. 19Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. 15Daichi KamadaAM
  7. 17Ao TanakaLM
  8. 6Wataru EndoRM
  9. 25Daizen MaedaF
  10. 11Takefusa KuboAM-L
  11. 14Junya ItoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 33' Goal! Germany 1, Japan 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  2. 45' Substitution, Japan. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  3. 57' Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
  4. 57' Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Daizen Maeda.
  5. 67' Substitution, Germany. Jonas Hofmann replaces Thomas Müller.
  6. 67' Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  7. 71' Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Ao Tanaka.
  8. 74' Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Hiroki Sakai because of an injury.
  9. 75' Goal! Germany 1, Japan 1. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  10. 79' Substitution, Germany. Mario Götze replaces Jamal Musiala.
  11. 79' Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Kai Havertz.
  12. 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.
  13. 90' Substitution, Germany. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Serge Gnabry.

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