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Amidst a brutal 2022 World Cup group that features two European giants, Japan knew they would need to spring an upset or two to qualify for the knockout stage. They did just that in their opening match, coming from behind to defeat Germany 2-1 on Wednesday in shocking fashion.
The upsets kept coming in Qatar as Japan fought back from 1-0 down to emerge 2-1 victors over Germany
A stunning late comeback from Japan saw four-time winners Germany fall to a shock defeat in their opening World Cup game in Qatar.Germany dominated a frenetic match for large spells, but failed to capitalise on their pressure - before Japan caused th
Germany led 1-0 at half-time through Ilkay Gündogan’s penalty but Japan hit back in the final 15 minutes to win 2-1 with goals from Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano
Japan’s super-subs power a stunning upset of Germany at the World Cup