Who : Germany vs Japan
Where : Education City Stadium — Al Rayyan, Qatar
When : Wednesday, November 23 at 8 am ET
Ranking : Germany (11), Japan (24),
Head to Head : 2 : Germany won both games
Germany, a four-time World Cup champion, After a very disappointing 2018 campaign that saw them eliminated in the group stage, the Germans are back with Hansi Flick in charge and ready to start their redemption tour against Japan.
They’ve reached at least the semi-finals at four out of the five tournaments since the 2002 world cup – more than any other nation over this period.
But in the last world cup they exited in the group stage.
On the other hand, Japan has won only One match in there last eight Football world cup games. But, that victory over columbia in the last world cup was suffiecient enough to advance them to the round of 16 last time out.
Preview :
The former Bayern Munich coach took over the reins from Joachim Low after Euro 2020. Low led the side to glory at Brazil 2014 world cup.
This will be Hansi Flick’s first major competition as the manager of Germany, and he will surely want to leave a lasting impression.
Japan have plenty of experience on the global stage, Despite participating in seven consecutive finals they have never advanced to the second round at consecutive editions. They’ve reached Round of 16 seven times out of their total Twenty-Two appearances at world cups.
Head to Head :
This is the First time the two sides are facing each other at a World Cup.
Germans are unbeaten across their two previous encounters in friendlies.
With Germany winning 3-0 in a friendly match in 2004 and drawing 2-2 in another exhibition game two years later.
Key Players to Watch :
Germany : Jamal Musiala, Thomas Muller, Youssoufa Moukoko
Japan : Takumi Minamino
Predictions :
In his first game as a head coach at a major tournament, Flick wants to start with a win.
Germany should win 2-0 against the Japanese team.
Live Streaming :
8am ET on Fox for English, Telemundo for Spanish, FUBO Tv, fox sports app, Telemundo