Football: Japan subs Doan, Asano hand Germany shock World Cup loss

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- Nov 24, 2022 - 03:31 All,Japan,Sports

Ritsu Doan (8) of Japan scores an equalizer in the second half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ritsu Doan (front) of Japan reacts after scoring an equalizer in the second half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Takuma Asano (C) shoots to score Japan's second goal in the second half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo)

Takuma Asano of Japan reacts after scoring a goal in the second half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Maya Yoshida (front) of Japan passes the ball in the first half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Daizen Maeda (far L) reacts after his goal is ruled out for offside during the first half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo)

Japan's Daizen Maeda (2nd from R) heads wide during the first half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo)

Japan goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda (top) fouls Germany's David Raum to concede a penalty during the first half of a World Cup Group E football match at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo)

Japan goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda concedes a goal from the penalty spot in the first half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda makes a save from Germany's Serge Gnabry during the second half of a World Cup Group E football match at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo)

Japan's players celebrate after defeating Germany 2-1 in a World Cup Group E football match at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Kyodo)

Japan claimed a famous 2-1 victory over Germany at the World Cup on Wednesday, with second-half substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scoring as part of a dramatic comeback in the tournament's Group E opener.Doan, who plays for German club Freiburg, was in the right spot to slam home a rebound after fellow substitute Takumi Minamino whipped a ball into the goalmouth that German keeper Manuel Neuer could only parry.Just minutes later, Asano, from Bundesliga side Bochum, latched onto a long ball and showed great control and strength to hold off a defender and smash it high into the net past…READ FULL ARTICLE

Football: Japan subs Doan, Asano hand Germany shock World Cup loss

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