Elephant News Reporter Yuan Xiaoqiang
Khalifa International Football Stadium, the highlight of Group E started at 4 pm local time. When the opening whistle sounded, the two national teams with a 4231 formation were all told that this was a battle between masters and apprentices.
Germany is the most important teacher of Japanese football. Japanese football learns from Germany's historical origins, which can be traced back to In the first battle of , German prisoners of war showed their skills to the Japanese in the prisoner-of-war camp.
In the 1960s, German coach Kramer was invited by the German Football Association to take over the coaching post of Japanese football, and since then brought the dawn of modern football to the island country. Kramer proposed to Japanese Football Association to host the National Football League, which became a reality after the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. From the football system to the selection of national team talents and skills, he played a role in shaping the prototype of modern Japanese football, and was respected as the "father of Japanese football".
Japanese team also won the bronze medal in the 1968 Mexico Olympics under the guidance of the Germans, reaching the peak of history before the curtain of professionalism began.
After the 2018 World Cup, the Japanese and German Football Association further extended the friendly contract. At the club level, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and J League balloon team Urawa Red Diamonds have also maintained cooperation and exchanges for a long time.
Among the Japanese teams participating in this World Cup, 8 players played in the German League and 7 were in the Bundesliga.
The two teams ranked 11 and 24 in the World Cup, respectively, and the gap between students and teachers is 13 positions.
Germany won the 4th World Cup, Japan's best record for the top 16.
Judging from the past match records, the Japanese team and the German team did not have many confrontations. The record of the last match between the two sides can be traced back to the friendly match in 2006, when the German team and Japan tied with a score of 2:2.
Neuer , who is in the German gantry in this game, is already 36 years old, and this will be his last World Cup. The "World One" for many years is three games away from the goalkeeper who has played the most in the World Cup.
match reached 7th minute and 20th. Taking advantage of a counterattack opportunity, the Japanese team No. 14 Ito Junya made a cross-border pass at the front of the small penalty area, No. 25 Maeda Daran pushed a shot, breaking Neuer's ten fingers, but offside was the first, and the students sounded the alarm for the teacher. At this time, Germany's ball possession rate was close to 80%, but the Japanese team successfully made 5 successful steals, and the scene was not inferior.
In the 20th minute, No. 6 Kimmich's long shot at the top of the arc gave Japan the opportunity to fly to perform. No. 21 Kyodogan's supplementary shot hit the ball again, and the teacher gave the students a reply. The German team has already made three shots and one shot on the right.
At the 30th minute and 30th second, Kwonta Shuichi knocked Germany No. 3 Raum to the ground twice in the penalty area. No. 21 Gundogan of Germany chose to push the ball in the middle at the penalty point. Kwonta Shuichi had no choice but to accept the reality of conceding the ball.
Germany entered the halftime break with the advantage of a goal.
The second half of the game changed sides again, Japan took the lead in completing the substitution, replaced the midfielder No. 11 Kubo Jianying with defender No. 16 Fu'an Jianyang , and the intention to strengthen defense to avoid conceding another goal was clear, and Germany continued to put pressure on it.
Today, the Japanese team was so lucky that the Germans' chances of scoring goals were either wasted or saved by Kyoda Shuichi.
At the 72nd minute and 40th second, Neuer ushered in the opportunity to perform, and the Japanese team's extremely threatening shot was saved by Neuer.
Japan began to change its lineup, changing from 5 defenders to 3 defenders. A desperate blow brought Japan a goal. In 74 minutes and 48 seconds, No. 8, Anlu Hall, who came on the bench, helped the team equalize the score.
goals forced the German team to replace two consecutive times, and both sides were ready to "fight against the bayonet". Japan has used up the replacement quota, and Germany has one more.
At 82:40, Japan's consecutive substitutions in the second half brought a miraculous effect of offense. Morikaichi 's back hand gave Flick a blow, and No. 4 Kakura Kazuki assisted No. 18 Asano Takuma scored completely ignited the emotions of Japanese fans in Khalifa International Football Stadium.
students taught the teacher a vivid lesson of "taking action afterwards".
88 minutes and 38 seconds, the German team Mukoko replaced Gnabry and Germany also used up the substitution quota on the field. Born on November 20, 2004, Mukoko just celebrated his 18th birthday and is also the youngest player in the German team. In the last minute of the game, the German team won a chance to have a free kick in the frontcourt. Germany, who was unwilling to lose, also rushed over and was unable to turn the situation around. The Germans hated Khalifa International Football Stadium.