Germany vs Japan 1:2. Match details

Germany hosted Japan at the Khalifa International Stadium. I. Gundogan drop first goal at 33 minute of the match.

Goalscorers:

• I.Gundogan at 33 minute (1 : 0) (Germany)
• R.Doan at 75 minute (1 : 1) (Japan)
• T.Asano at 83 minute (1 : 2) (Japan)

Line-ups:

Germany Manuel Neuer (rating 6.5) Niklas Süle (rating 6.3) Antonio Rüdiger (rating 7.2) Nico Schlotterbeck (rating 7) David Raum (rating 7.3) Joshua Kimmich (rating 7.6) İlkay Gündoğan (rating 7.6) Serge Gnabry (rating 7) Thomas Müller (rating 7.2) Jamal Musiala (rating 5.9) Kai Havertz (rating 6.7)

Japan Shuichi Gonda (rating 7.9) Hiroki Sakai (rating 6.6) Ko Itakura (rating 7) Maya Yoshida (rating 6.9) Yuto Nagatomo (rating 6.3) Wataru Endo (rating 7.2) Ao Tanaka (rating 6.9) Junya Ito (rating 6.9) Daichi Kamada (rating 7) Takefusa Kubo (rating 6.5) Daizen Maeda (rating 6.7)

Substitutions:

Germany L. Goretzka (I. Gundogan, 67) J. Hofmann (T. Muller, 67) N. Fullkrug (K. Havertz, 79) M. Gotze (J. Musiala, 79) Y. Moukoko (S. Gnabry, 90)

Japan T. Tomiyasu (T. Kubo, 46) K. Mitoma (Y. Nagatomo, 57) T. Asano (D. Maeda, 57) R. Doan (A. Tanaka, 71) T. Minamino (H. Sakai, 75)

Ball possession:

• Germany — 74%
• Japan — 26%

In total two teams made 15 shots on target and shot 13 on goal:

• Germany: 25 shots on target, 9 on goal. The most active in terms of the number of shots was — Serge Gnabry.
• Japan: 12 shots on target, 4 on goal. Best in hits on goal – Takuma Asano.

Passes:

Best players for each teams with pass accuracy:

• Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) — pass accuracy 93%, total passes 114
• Maya Yoshida (Japan) — pass accuracy 76%, total passes 39

Who made the most key passes from each teams:

• David Raum (Germany) — 3 key passes
• Junya Ito (Japan) — 2 key passes

Defense:

• Intercepts. Number of interceptions for Germany — 3 (leader — David Raum, 2). Japan — 6 (Maya Yoshida has the most, 2).
• Ball tackles. Germany — 4 (Antonio Rüdiger, 2). Japan — 5 (Maya Yoshida — 2).

Face-to-face:

By the number of face-to-face fights for ball the leaders in the teams are:

• David Raum, Germany (9)
• Wataru Endo, Japan (11)

Penalties in a match:

• I. Gundogan (Germany) at 33 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Germany –
• Japan –

Top 5 World Cup scorers:

1. Mehdi Taremi (2, Iran)
2. Bukayo Saka (2, England)
3. Olivier Giroud (2, France)
4. Enner Valencia (2, Ecuador)
5. Davy Klaassen (1, Netherlands)

Next games:

• Germany will play with Spain. November 27, on Al Bayt Stadium.
• Japan will play with Costa Rica. November 27, on Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.