International Friendly

Germany vs Japan, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Germany
  • 19': Leroy Sané
FT
1 - 4
Japan
  • 11': Junya Ito
  • 22': Ayase Ueda
  • 90': Takuma Asano
  • 90'+2': Ao Tanaka

Germany routed 4-1 by Japan to continue slump for Euro '24 hosts

Euro 2024 hosts Germany slumped to a shock 4-1 home loss to Japan in their international friendly on Saturday, deepening the sense of crisis hanging over them after their third straight loss less than nine months before the continental tournament.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Germany).
  • 2': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan).
  • 3': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
  • 4': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Hidemasa Morita.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Niklas Süle (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
  • 5': Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 11': Goal! Germany 0, Japan 1. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 18': Offside, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara tries a through ball, but Junya Ito is caught offside.
  • 19': Goal! Germany 1, Japan 1. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 22': Goal! Germany 1, Japan 2. Ayase Ueda (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junya Ito.
  • 23': Emre Can (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
  • 25': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Niklas Süle (Germany).
  • 25': Niklas Süle (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 35': Offside, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara tries a through ball, but Junya Ito is caught offside.
  • 36': Emre Can (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Japan).
  • 38': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
  • 38': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
  • 39': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 45': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ayase Ueda.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Germany 1, Japan 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Germany 1, Japan 2.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Junya Ito (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 47': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Niklas Süle (Germany) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junya Ito.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 48': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
  • 49': Offside, Japan. Wataru Endo tries a through ball, but Yukinari Sugawara is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
  • 51': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Niklas Süle (Germany).
  • 51': Offside, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara tries a through ball, but Junya Ito is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
  • 52': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Ko Itakura (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Daichi Kamada (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
  • 59': Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Ayase Ueda.
  • 59': Substitution, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi replaces Daichi Kamada.
  • 63': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
  • 63': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Germany. Pascal Groß replaces Emre Can.
  • 64': Substitution, Germany. Robin Gosens replaces Nico Schlotterbeck.
  • 64': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Japan).
  • 64': Pascal Groß (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Robin Gosens (Germany).
  • 66': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Robin Gosens (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Offside, Germany. Serge Gnabry tries a through ball, but Robin Gosens is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan).
  • 68': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 72': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
  • 72': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Germany. Julian Brandt replaces Florian Wirtz.
  • 73': Substitution, Germany. Thomas Müller replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 75': Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Junya Ito.
  • 75': Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  • 75': Foul by Takuma Asano (Japan).
  • 75': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
  • 76': Takuma Asano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
  • 80': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Substitution, Germany. Kevin Schade replaces Serge Gnabry.
  • 82': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 84': Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Shogo Taniguchi (Japan).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
  • 87': Robin Gosens (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! Germany 1, Japan 3. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo following a fast break.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Germany 1, Japan 4. Ao Tanaka (Japan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Germany 1, Japan 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Germany 1, Japan 4.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 7
32.7 Possession 67.3
14 SHOTS 11
11 ON GOAL 3
0.8 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
305 Accurate Passes 686
366 Passes 754
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 47
24 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 4
13 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
9 Interceptions 4
17 Effective Clearances 4
17 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 24,980

Line-Ups

GER Germany (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
2 Antonio Rüdiger
15 Niklas Süle Yellow Card
5 Nico Schlotterbeck
6 Joshua Kimmich
9 Florian Wirtz
21 Ilkay Gündogan
23 Emre Can
7 Kai Havertz
10 Serge Gnabry
19 Leroy Sané
Germany Substitutes:
Jonas Hofmann, Kevin Trapp, Pascal Groß, Julian Brandt, Jonathan Tah, Benjamin Henrichs, Thomas Müller, Malick Thiaw, Robin Gosens, Oliver Baumann, Kevin Schade, Felix Nmecha.

JPN Japan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Keisuke Osako (GK)
16 Takehiro Tomiyasu
4 Kou Itakura Yellow Card
21 Hiroki Ito
2 Yukinari Sugawara
8 Daichi Kamada
6 Wataru Endo
5 Hidemasa Morita
9 Ayase Ueda
7 Kaoru Mitoma
14 Junya Ito
Japan Substitutes:
Shogo Taniguchi, Kyogo Furuhashi, Daiki Hashioka, Ao Tanaka, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Takefusa Kubo, Daniel Schmidt, Kosuke Nakamura, Seiya Maikuma, Atsuki Ito, Ryoya Morishita, Koki Machida, Takuma Asano, Keito Nakamura.

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