At the Khalifa International Stadium, Japan stunned Germany 2-1 by defeating them in the 2022 World Cup. Takuma Asano, who had been on the bench, scored the thrilling winning goal for Japan.
The winger, who competes for VfL Bochum in the German Bundesliga, had a significant effect on a match in which Japan substitute Ritsu Doan tied the score 15 minutes before the game’s conclusion after Ilkay Gundogan had given Germany the lead with a first-half penalty.
Asano was able to seize on Ko Itakura’s long ball forward at that point, perform a fantastic piece of control a la Dennis Bergkamp for the Netherlands against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup, and score past Manuel Neuer, setting off a riot of jubilation in the blue sections of the stadium.
Before the turnabout, the game appeared to be launching Germany playmaker Jamal Musiala into the spotlight as the 19-year-old shown incredible talent in attack while Die Mannschaft was leading.
The Samurai Blue had gained early control of Group E, and with Spain up next for the Germans, the pressure is definitely on. However, the script was completely rewritten by Japan’s super subs.
