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Germany vs Japan – Lineups & Match Details

Japan beat Germany 2-1. Germany had 74% possession against Japan's 26%. Shots on target: 9-4.

World Cup · Group Stage - 1

Wednesday, 23 November 2022

GermanyGermany

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

JapanJapan

Referee: Ivan Cisneros

Lineups

GermanyGermany4-2-3-1
M. Neuer1M. NeuerG
N. Süle15N. SüleD
A. Rüdiger2A. RüdigerD
N. Schlotterbeck23N. SchlotterbeckD
D. Raum3D. RaumD
J. Kimmich6J. KimmichM
İ. Gündoğan21İ. GündoğanM
S. Gnabry10S. GnabryM
T. Müller13T. MüllerM
J. Musiala14J. MusialaM
K. Havertz7K. HavertzF

Substitutes

18J. HofmannM
8L. GoretzkaM
9N. FüllkrugF
11M. GötzeM
26Y. MoukokoF
17J. BrandtM
19L. SanéF
12K. TrappG
25A. Bella-KotchapD
4M. GinterD
22M. ter StegenG
5T. KehrerD
24K. AdeyemiF
20C. GünterD
16L. KlostermannD
JapanJapan4-2-3-1
S. Gonda12S. GondaG
H. Sakai19H. SakaiD
K. Itakura4K. ItakuraD
M. Yoshida22M. YoshidaD
Y. Nagatomo5Y. NagatomoD
W. Endo6W. EndoM
A. Tanaka17A. TanakaM
J. Ito14J. ItoM
D. Kamada15D. KamadaM
T. Kubo11T. KuboM
D. Maeda25D. MaedaF

Substitutes

16T. TomiyasuD
18T. AsanoF
9K. MitomaM
8R. DōanF
10T. MinaminoM
20S. MachinoF
1E. KawashimaG
23D. SchmidtG
26H. ItoD
3S. TaniguchiD
13H. MoritaM
7G. ShibasakiM
21A. UedaF
2M. YamaneD
24Y. SomaF

Match Events

90'S

S. Gnabry

Substitution 5

Statistics

Germany
74%26%
Japan
0Expected Goals (xG)0
26Total Shots12
9Shots on Target4
6Corners6
6Fouls14
4Offsides4
89Pass Accuracy (%)71
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Germany host Japan on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 at Khalifa International Stadium. The kick-off time is 13:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Germany go into the match 3rd in the table; Japan sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Germany have taken 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 3. Recent run: 1 loss. Japan have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Match recap

Japan beat Germany 2-1. The full-time whistle came with the totals Germany 1, Japan 2.

Stat highlights

Germany held 74% of the ball against 26% for Japan. Shots on target finished 9-4.

Verdict

Japan take the three points; Germany look at a thin night for the home crowd. Germany sat 3rd and Japan 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.