International Friendly

FT Saturday, September 9, 2023
Japan LDLWW 4
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Germany WLDLL 1
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JPN224
GER101
Volkswagen Arena · 24,980 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

GER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 15Niklas SüleCD-R
  4. 5Nico SchlotterbeckLB
  5. 6Joshua KimmichRB
  6. 9Florian WirtzAM
  7. 21Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 23Emre CanRM
  9. 7Kai HavertzF
  10. 10Serge GnabryAM-L
  11. 19Leroy SanéAM-R

JPN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 16Takehiro TomiyasuCD-L
  3. 4Kou ItakuraCD-R
  4. 21Hiroki ItoLB
  5. 2Yukinari SugawaraRB
  6. 8Daichi KamadaAM
  7. 6Wataru EndoLM
  8. 5Hidemasa MoritaRM
  9. 9Ayase UedaF
  10. 7Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 14Junya ItoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 25' Niklas Süle (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Ko Itakura (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Ayase Ueda.
  7. 59' Substitution, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi replaces Daichi Kamada.
  8. 64' Substitution, Germany. Pascal Groß replaces Emre Can.
  9. 64' Substitution, Germany. Robin Gosens replaces Nico Schlotterbeck.
  10. 66' Robin Gosens (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 73' Substitution, Germany. Julian Brandt replaces Florian Wirtz.
  12. 73' Substitution, Germany. Thomas Müller replaces Kai Havertz.
  13. 75' Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Junya Ito.
  14. 75' Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  15. 81' Substitution, Germany. Kevin Schade replaces Serge Gnabry.
  16. 84' Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
  17. 84' Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.

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