JAPAN SHOCKED THE WORLD AND ELIMINATED GERMANY FROM THE WORLD CUP IN A HISTORIC MATCH 🇯🇵🔥

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​🎥 Japan 🇯🇵 4 – 1 🇩🇪 Germany
📅 Date: September 9, 2023
🏟️ Stadium: Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg 🇩🇪
🏆 Competition: International Friendly
👥 Attendance: 24,980
🗣️ Referee: Joshua Smith 🇩🇪
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​📋 Lineups:
​🇩🇪 Germany
​Starting XI:
​1️⃣ Marc-André ter Stegen
​1️⃣5️⃣ Niklas Süle
​2️⃣ Antonio Rüdiger
​4️⃣ Jonathan Tah
​6️⃣ Joshua Kimmich
​2️⃣3️⃣ Emre Can
​2️⃣1️⃣ İlkay Gündoğan ©️
​1️⃣1️⃣ Serge Gnabry
​1️⃣0️⃣ Florian Wirtz
​1️⃣9️⃣ Leroy Sané
​9️⃣ Kai Havertz
​Head Coach: Hansi Flick
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​📋 Lineups:
​🇯🇵 Japan
​Starting XI:
​1️⃣ Keisuke Osako
​2️⃣ Yukinari Sugawara
​4️⃣ Ko Itakura
​1️⃣6️⃣ Takehiro Tomiyasu
​2️⃣1️⃣ Hiroki Ito
​6️⃣ Wataru Endo ©️
​5️⃣ Hidemasa Morita
​1️⃣4️⃣ Junya Ito
​1️⃣1️⃣ Daichi Kamada
​7️⃣ Kaoru Mitoma
​9️⃣ Ayase Ueda
​Head Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
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​📊 Match Statistics:
​⏳ Possession: 🇩🇪 68% ♾️ 32% 🇯🇵
👟 Shots: 🇩🇪 11 ♾️ 14 🇯🇵
🎯 Shots on Target: 🇩🇪 3 ♾️ 11 🇯🇵
​🥅 Goals:
​⚽ 🇯🇵 Junya Ito 11′
⚽ 🇩🇪 Leroy Sané 19′
⚽ 🇯🇵 Ayase Ueda 22′
⚽ 🇯🇵 Takuma Asano 90′
⚽ 🇯🇵 Ao Tanaka 90+2′
​⚠️ Bookings:
​🟨 🇩🇪 Robin Gosens 65′
🟨 🇯🇵 Kaoru Mitoma 81′
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​🏁 Match Summary:
​Japan produced a stunning performance at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, dominant in a historic 4-1 victory over Germany. This victory echoed their famous win at the 2012 FIFA World Cup, but this time they comprehensively outplayed the hosts on their own turf.
​The excitement started early when Junya Ito opened the scoring for Japan in the 11th minute. Germany responded quickly, with Leroy Sané firing home the equalizer in the 19th minute after a smooth assist from Florian Wirtz. However, the German celebrations lasted just three minutes, as Ayase Ueda restored Japan’s lead in the 22nd minute, sending the Samurai Blue into halftime with the advantage.
​In the second half, Hansi Flick attempted to spark a comeback through attacking substitutions, but Germany struggled to break down Japan’s disciplined defensive block. Instead, Japan’s lethal counter-attacks proved decisive in the closing stages. In the 90th minute, substitute Takuma Asano capitalized on a defensive error to score the third, and just two minutes later, Ao Tanaka sealed the historic rout with a precise header.
​The heavy defeat proved to be the final straw for German manager Hansi Flick, who was relieved of his duties shortly after the final whistle following a string of poor results.
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