The day after Saudi Arabia’s surprise victory against Argentina, another tenor of world football fell on Wednesday 23 November. Germany led in the score before seeing Japan come back to score and then take the lead in the last quarter of an hour (2-1). The Nationalmannschaft begins its World Cup with a big hiccup.
The “big ones” have been warned: in Qatar, beware of the “little ones”! Tuesday, Argentina is the first to fall from a great height against Saudi Arabia (2-1). This Wednesday, November 23, the day after the Saudi sensation, it is Germany’s turn to experience enormous disillusion. For Japan, on the contrary, it is a great day. The one where the Samourai Blue scalped a four-time world champion nation.
However, the meeting had started rather well for the Germans. After their strong gesture during the pre-match photo, coach Hansi Flick’s men first had a little delay in ignition. Then, they came to their senses and dominated the debates, as expected. And when goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda hooked David Raum, the referee logically awarded a penalty that Ilkay Gundogan transformed (33rd, 1-0).
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