Chinanews.com, Beijing, November 23rd, title: In the group of death, the brave wins!
On the evening of the 23rd, Beijing time, the Qatar World Cup "Group of Death" officially kicked off.
The German team, eager to return to the top, met the Japanese team, which was determined to break through. The determined and calm brave became the final winner in the 90-minute "football game".
With the goals of Don Anru and Asano Takuma, the Japanese team defeated their opponents 2:1 and got off to a good start.
The competition between the two sides "seeing red with swords" also made the competition of "group of death" full of gunpowder from the beginning.
On November 23, local time, in the first match of the first round of Group E of the World Cup group stage, the match between the German team and the Japanese team started.
The picture shows the German players celebrating a goal.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Since the results of the World Cup draw came out, the strong dialogue between world champions Germany and Spain has made Group E a recognized "group of death".
Coupled with the top-level Japanese team in Asia and Costa Rica, which once entered the knockout round as a dark horse, after the start of the game, the attention of the outside world gradually focused on the Khalifa Stadium, which hosted the first match of Group E.
The last game held at the Khalifa Stadium was England against Iran.
At that time, Asia's No. 1 Iran, which had high hopes, defeated its opponent 2:6. The first confrontation between Asian football and European football in this World Cup ended in failure.
Compared with the tit-for-tat contest between Britain and Iran, the encounter between Japan and Germany is more like a duel of "I am in you, and you are in me".
At present, there are nearly 20 European players in the Japanese team, and eight of them play in the German Football League. The two sides know each other well.
On November 23, local time, in the first match of the first round of Group E of the World Cup group stage, the match between the German team and the Japanese team started.
The picture shows the German goalkeeper Neuer (first from the right).
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Looking back at history, the grievances between German football and Asian football make this game even more interesting.
In the World Cup in Russia four years ago, the German team unexpectedly ranked last in the group and was eliminated, and it was the South Korean team led by Sun Xingmin who sent the defending champion home.
The Japanese team is also looking forward to achieving the Asian team's two consecutive victories against the four cup champions in the World Cup.
Although the current German team is no longer at its peak, the Japanese team still voluntarily gave up control of the ball after the start of the game, but resolutely implemented defensive counterattacks and focused on finding opportunities for the German team to leak out.
The clear tactics also allowed them to see the dawn of the lead for a while.
In the 7th minute, the ball was intercepted by Gundogan in midfield, and the Japanese team sent a quick counterattack.
The city gate was almost lost, which awakened the German team from the chaos, and the strict German army began to disintegrate the heavily guarded defense line of the Japanese team.
In the 31st minute, Kimmich sent a long pass accurately. Raum got the ball and was knocked down by goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda in the penalty area.
Germany took the lead 1:0.
In stoppage time in the first half, Gnabry made a supplementary shot and swept the goal, and Haverts pushed and scored.
Although the advanced goal was invalid due to offside, it is enough to show that the experienced German striker is getting closer to breaking through the Japanese defense.
Being in the so-called "group of death", falling behind at halftime and being passive, the Japanese team, aiming to break into the quarterfinals, obviously cannot accept any defeat.
Goals, points, and even victories, Darth Vader must seize every opportunity to gain something in this hand-to-hand combat.
On November 23, local time, in the first match of the first round of Group E of the World Cup group stage, the match between the German team and the Japanese team started.
In this game, the Japanese team fell behind by one goal in the first half, and continued to threaten the German team's goal in the second half. Doan Ritsu equalized the score, and Asano Takuma scored the winning goal, and finally reversed Germany to win.
The picture shows the Japanese team celebrating a goal.
The Japanese team coach Mori Yasuchi continued to deploy troops. In the 74th minute, he used up five substitutions and played his last card.
At this time, the coaching staff of the German team still did not realize that the crisis was coming.
The effect of Moriyasuichi's adjustment was immediate after one minute. Kaoru Misaki sent a direct pass from the left. Takumi Minamino from the left side of the penalty area followed and swept to the goal. German goalkeeper Neuer made the most extreme save to block the ball, but the penalty area At two points inside, Tang Anlu scored with a supplementary shot, 1:1, and the score was equalized.
The unresponsive German boss sent Gotze on in the 78th minute.
Eight years ago, he staged a magical strike at the Maracana Stadium, bringing the German team a fourth championship trophy.
Going into battle again this time, the German coach Flick's intentions can be described as obvious-it is a goal, and only a goal.
But this time, the miracle did not come to the German tank, and the pragmatic Japanese team reaped the gift of hard work.
In the 83rd minute, Takuma Asano made a long pass from Itakura Akira and scored the goal with a volley from a small angle. 2:1, the victory was within reach, and the German team came to the edge of the cliff.
The final whistle sounded, the score was frozen, and the players of the Japanese team rushed into the field from the bench to join the carnival team.
In this high-profile game, they collected three points in an unexpected way, which also made the team's qualifying situation shine into hope.
On November 23, local time, in the first match of the first round of Group E of the World Cup group stage, the match between the German team and the Japanese team started.
In this game, the Japanese team fell behind by one goal in the first half, and continued to threaten the German team's goal in the second half. Doan Ritsu equalized the score, and Asano Takuma scored the winning goal, and finally reversed Germany to win.
The picture shows the moment when the Japanese team broke the goal.
Four years ago, the Japanese team was only one step away from the quarter-finals of the World Cup, but it has already let the world football see their strength in wrestling with the world's top teams.
Now that they have won against Germany again, no one can question their determination to reach the top eight.
From Saudi Arabia's reverse victory over Argentina, to Japan's reverse victory over Germany, Asian football swept away the haze at the beginning of the game.
The World Cup returned to Asia after a lapse of 20 years, and what it brought this time was still glory.