FIFA World Cup Germany vs Japan: The FIFA World Cup 2022 season being hosted by Qatar has witnessed another major upheaval. An exciting match was played between Germany and Japan on Wednesday. In the match, Japan defeated Germany 2-1 and registered a bang. Please tell that Germany has won the World Cup title 4 times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006).
Germany won the first half of the match. He took a 1-0 lead in the first half. While in the second half, Japan showed a strong game and scored two goals to win the match 2-1. In the FIFA rankings, Germany’s team is at number 11, while Japan’s team is at number 24.
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This is how the goals scored in the match
- first goal: Germany’s Ilke Gundogan scored from the penalty in the 33rd minute.
- Goal 2: Ritsu Don scored the first goal for Japan in the 75th minute.
- Third Goal: Takuma Asano scored the winning goal for Japan in the 83rd minute.
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Japan won by two goals in the second half
Ilkay Gundogan scored the first goal of the match for Germany. He scored this goal in the 33rd minute from the penalty in the first half. In the first half itself, Japan and Germany scored 2-2 more goals, but these were declared offsides.
Japan showed their strong game in the second half. He put Germany completely on the back foot. Ritsu Doan scored the first goal for Japan. He scored this goal in the 75th minute of the match. With this, the match had come on par with 1-1. After this, Takuma Asano scored the winning goal for Japan. His goal came in the 83rd minute.
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Japan defeated Germany for the first time in history
This victory is very special for Japan, because it has created history with it. Japan team has defeated Germany for the first time in history. So far there were a total of 5 matches between the two teams, in which Germany won two matches, Japan won one match (this one). While two matches ended on a draw.
Germany dominated the first half
From the beginning of the match, the German team maintained its dominance over Japan. Nowhere was Japan given a chance to return. Passes, possession or shots on target were dominated by Germany in every case. In the first half, both the teams also scored 2-2 offside goals. Germany’s pass accuracy was 91 percent and Japan’s was only 58 percent.
Germany put shots on target 5 times for the goal. Whereas Japan could not kill even one. Germany had 463 passes in the first half, while Japan had only 106. Germany also had 81 percent of the possession, while Japan had only 19 percent. But in the second half, Japan turned the whole game by scoring two goals.