Germany is starting its 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign tomorrow and hasn’t had much success since its 2014 victory. They will be very happy and determined to succeed this year. The Asian side, who are in a tough group, will play against a very dangerous team, Japan, and the wingers will have to replace Hansi Flick as there is no suitable forward in the team.
Japan was quite a surprise package last year and managed to make it to the last 16. They also took a 2-0 lead against Belgium before conceding 3 goals in the second half and eventually losing the match. They have a well-developed roster with sufficient squad depth and will try to progress through the later stages of the tournament.
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2022 FIFA World Cup Germany v Japan: Preview and Team News
All players in the German squad are currently in form and there is no injury news at the moment. Therefore, all players are expected to prepare for tomorrow’s match and start their World Cup campaign with a bang against Japan. Germany will miss their forward partner Timo Werner and Marco Reus, who will miss the tournament due to injuries.
On the other hand, Japan is expected to play a 4-2-3-1 formation on goal with experienced Shuichi Gonda. And with the veteran Hiroki Sakai and Yuto Nagatomo on fullback, the team will take a lot of material from the flanks and will have to bring in their A-games to stop the German wingers. Japan currently does not have any injuries in the squad.
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2022 FIFA World Cup Germany – Japan: Possible Squads
Germany (4-3-3):
Neuer(GK);
Kehrer, Sule, Rudiger, Raum;
Kimmich, Goretzka, Musiala;
Gnabry, Sane, Muller.
Japan (4-2-3-1):
Gonda(GK);
Sakai, Tomiyasu, Yoshida, Nagatomo;
Morita, Shibasaki;
Ito, Kamada, Kubo;
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2022 FIFA World Cup Germany – Japan: Prediction
Germany is expected to better take on Japan in their first game and the score for the German side is 3-1. But Japan is likely to be a surprise package for the favourites.
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