Goals from substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano in the last 15 minutes gave Japan a stunning 2-1 upset over four-time champions Germany in their Qatar World Cup Group E opener on Wednesday.
Takuma Asano scores Japan's second goal past Manuel Neuer of Germany in the World Group E match at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar on November 23 2022.
The second goal never came, however, and Japan's raids into the German half became more and more frequent, culminating in Doan's equaliser and a brilliant finish from Asano eight minutes later. The defeat was the third in a row in the opening match of a major championship for Germany after a loss to Mexico at the 2018 World Cup, when they bowed out in the first round as champions, and to France at Euro 2020.
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