In the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Japan defeated the four-time champion Germany 2-1 in an unexpected result. In the Group E match at the Khalifa International Ground, the Asian country Japan overturned the situation by one goal and scored a brilliant victory over Germany. Japan returned two goals in the last 15 minutes to score 3 points.
Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano, who entered the field as substitutes, scored for Japan. When Japan and Germany met for the first time in the World Cup, Japan won. Germany was undefeated against Japan in the two previous friendly matches.
In the 33rd minute of the game, Germany took the lead with Elkaye Gundagon’s penalty goal. Kai Havart’s goal in the injury time of the first half was ruled offside by VAR. Germany, who took the lead in the first half, could not maintain it, while Japan made an excellent comeback.