Germany vs Japan 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Japan beat Germany 2-1 on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Ivan Cisneros. It was played at Unknown Venue 22430.
First half: Germany took the lead at 33' when İ. Gündoğan scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 45+5' for Germany (Goal cancelled).
Second half: Japan made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Kubo replacing T. Tomiyasu. Japan made their 2nd substitution at 57', with D. Maeda replacing T. Asano. Japan made their 3rd substitution at 57', with Y. Nagatomo replacing K. Mitoma. Germany made their 1st substitution at 67', with T. Müller replacing J. Hofmann. Germany made their 2nd substitution at 67', with İ. Gündoğan replacing L. Goretzka. Japan made their 4th substitution at 71', with A. Tanaka replacing R. Dōan. Japan made their 5th substitution at 74', with H. Sakai replacing T. Minamino. Japan reduced the deficit at 75' when R. Dōan scored, making the score 2-1. Germany made their 3rd substitution at 79', with K. Havertz replacing N. Füllkrug. Germany made their 4th substitution at 79', with J. Musiala replacing M. Götze. Japan leveled the score at 83' when T. Asano scored, with the assist credited to K. Itakura, making the score 2-2. Germany made their 5th substitution at 90', with S. Gnabry replacing Y. Moukoko.
Germany used 5 substitutions while Japan used 5 substitutions.
How the match was won
- Germany outshot their opponent (26-12).
- Germany controlled possession (74%).
- Germany had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).