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Germany 1-2 Japan: Seismic shock in World Cup as Hansi Flick’s side suffer huge defeat in Qatar

Japan came back from behind to beat Germany 2-1 as Hansi Flick’s side suffer a second successive World Cup opening defeat, according to Eurosport.

 

Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring from the spot for Germany after 30 minutes but substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored second-half goals to earn Japan a memorable victory at the Khalifa International Stadium.

 

Germany were awarded a penalty when Raum was rashly brought down by Gonda, as the German full-back turned away from goal to recycle the ball for a second wave of attack. Gundogan stepped up to score his first World Cup goal as he sent Gonda the wrong way to give Germany the lead after 33 minutes.

 

As Germany pushed for a winner they switched off at the back when Japan defender Ko Itakura found Asano with a route one ball over the top. Asano took the ball down with elegance before driving toward the German goal before smashing the ball into the roof of the net from a tight angle to earn all three points.

 

The loss for Germany is the second opening defeat they’ve suffered at the World Cup, and they face Spain next as they look to get their campaign back on track.

 

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency