A new shock was recorded by the Qatar World Cup 2022, this time with the feet of the “Samurai fighters” in the Japanese national team, which shocked the football world by defeating Germany in Group E competitions, on Wednesday.
During the upcoming match at Khalifa International Stadium, the German national team scored first, from a penalty kick in the 33rd minute, after Japan goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda committed a clear foul on German David Rom.
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan scored the kick quietly, scoring the first goal for the “machines”.
Despite the continuous pressure of the German national team, the Japanese “Samurai” held out, until it turned the match upside down, a quarter of an hour before the end.
Japan’s professionals in Germany, Ritsu Doan (Freiburg) and Takuma Asano (Bochum), scored two “fatal” goals in the 75th and 83rd minutes, shocking the Germans.
Japan’s “historic” victory reinforced the scenario of surprises in the 2022 World Cup, after Saudi Arabia’s victory over Argentina on Tuesday.
In the rest of the Group E competitions, Spain will meet its Costa Rican counterpart directly after Germany and Japan.
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