Germany enters the 2022 World Cup when they face Japan in the group stage on Wednesday. “Die Mannschaft” will therefore be without Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sané, who is injured and loses his career.
However, Confederate Captain Hansi Flick has no shortage of stars to choose from. The starting eleven include, among others, Thomas Müller and Kai Havertz. However, Bayern Munich star Leon Goretzka is impressed, as Ilkay Gündogan starts in central midfield alongside Joshua Kimmich.
Many of the Japanese names in Wednesday’s starting eleven are recognizable from the German Bundesliga. Between Ko Itakura, Wataru Endo, Maya Yoshida
When the match started, not unexpectedly it was the Germans who had the most ball possession. But one could immediately guess that Japan’s lightning-fast changes could seriously harm Germany. After eight minutes, Japan’s Daizen Maeda made it 1-0 after a quick conversion to say the least. But the goal was disallowed for offside.
– Rüdiger seems to have a fair amount of knowledge of the situation. But that is exactly what will give Germany a bad feeling, says C More commentator Hanna Marklund in the broadcast.
A real awakening from Germany that does not seem to have been too intimidated. They recovered and then offered some sharp finishes. Joshua Kimmich was responsible for a tough shot from outside that went towards the left post. But Shuichi Gonda responded with a brilliant save.
Then there weren’t many times that Japan got the upper hand in the German half. Germany came close to taking the lead and after 26 minutes of the match, a penalty was reviewed by the VAR
Startelvor:
Germany: Neuer – Schlotterbeck, Süle, Rüdiger, Raum – Kimmich, Gündogan – Gnabry, Müller, Musiala – Havertz.
Japan: Gonda – Sakai, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo – Endo, Tanaka – Ito, Kamada, Kubo – Maeda.
Germany v Japan airs on TV4 and streamed on cmore.se, with kick-off at 14:00.
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