Athletistic / Soccer. The teams of Germany and Japan will face off in Group E of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the first round
SPORT.RU invites you to a direct online text broadcast of this meeting:
Soccer. World Cup 2022. Germany – Japan. Direct
Group E is one of the few quartets in this World Cup where there are two clear favourites: Germany and Spain. Two other teams – Japan and Costa Rica – are, according to experts, given the role of point providers. However, yesterday already confirmed the fact that the favorites on paper will not necessarily be those on the pitch. At a minimum, it’s certainly not worth throwing hats at the underdogs.
Germany and Japan will play in the first pair of this quartet. One of the most successful teams in the world (i.e. the Germans) will test a team that has never in its history caught the stars from the sky (i.e. the Japanese). In any case, at the world championships.
Four years ago, the German national team failed at the World Cup, held in our country. Entering the group with Mexico, Sweden and the Republic of Korea, the German national team took the last place, having managed to overcome only the Scandinavians (2:1). The Germans lost to the Mexican national team 0:1 and to the Koreans – 0:2. The German national team therefore owes at least its supporters access to the semi-finals of the current tournament. However, it is doubted that Hans-Dieter Flick’s side can go that far in Qatar. The fact is that the Germans have played the last five fights in the Nations League framework and could only achieve one victory, defeating the reigning European champions Italy with a score of 5:2. And about the games against the national teams of England and Hungary in Germany are reluctantly remembered, because they recorded three draws and one loss. However, at the World Championships, the atmosphere of the Flick team will most likely be different. The German national team is known for its tradition of winning tournaments of this magnitude. Recall that the Germans are four times winners of the World Cup and six times among the winners of the World Cup.
The Japanese team at the World Championships has no record. The team from the Land of the Rising Sun will play for the seventh time at the world championships, but the best result is still to reach the 1/8 finals (three times). Another thing is the Asian Cup, where the Japanese have become the strongest team on the continent four times. It is therefore difficult to say what the Japanese team can count on in Qatar. The star generation of Honda and K is a thing of the past, but now the team isn’t so promising. Yes, four years ago, the Japanese could have created a sensation by almost beating Belgium in the 1/8 finals. But now even thinking about reaching the playoffs would be the ultimate dream.
The teams will meet for the first time in official matches. In friendly matches – a victory for Germany (3:0, 2004) and a draw (2:2, 2006).
Soccer. World Cup 2022. Germany – Japan. Direct
The online text broadcast of this match will begin on SPORT.RU November 23 at 4:00 p.m. Moscow time
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