Germany was defeated Japan in their first 2022 World Cup game. Just like Argentina a day before, Hansi Flcik's team managed to score from a penalty in the first half, but concede two goals after the break and lost the match.

World Cup 2022

Germany - Japan 1:2 (1:0)
Goals: Gundogan, 33 (penalty) (1:0); Doan, 75 (1:1); Asano, 83 (1:2)

Germany: Neuer; Schlotterbeck N.; Rudiger; Süle; Gnabry (Moukoko, 89); Raum D.; Kimmich; Gundogan (Goretzka, 67); Muller (Hofmann, 67); Havertz (Götze, 79); Musiala (Fuellkrug, 79)
Bench: Trapp; ter Stegen; Günter; Bella-Kotchap; Kehrer; Klostermann; Ginter; Brandt; Sane L.; Adeyemi K.

Japan: Gonda; Endo W.; Sakai H. (Minamino, 74); Nagatomo (Mitoma, 57); Yoshida; Ito H.; Itakura; Tanaka A. (Doan, 71); Kubo T. (Tomiyasu, 46); Kamada; Maeda (Asano, 57)
Bench: Schmidt Da.; Kawashima; Taniguchi; Yamane; Shibasaki; Morita; Soma; Ito J.; Ueda A.; Machino Shuto