Germany vs Japan today in the live ticker: First information about the DFB line-up seeps through
Created: 11/23/2022 11:23 am
By: Alexander Kaindl
Focused on the start of the World Cup: national coach Hansi Flick.
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Germany is playing Japan in the first World Cup group match today.
We accompany the game from 2 p.m. here in our live ticker.
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The German national soccer team will finally start the 2022 World Cup on Wednesday afternoon. There had been a lot of long-distance discussion beforehand.
Now the focus is on football.
Germany has to play against Japan in Group F at the start.
The four-time Asian champion is a strong opponent, peppered with Bundesliga quality: Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Hiroki Ito, Wataru Endo (both VfB Stuttgart), Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg) and Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum) are in the Blue Samurai squad.
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In the press conference before the first game in Group F, Hansi Flick revealed himself "as a fan of Japanese football".
The national coach went on to say: “The players are very well trained, both tactically and technically.
It is a very big task that awaits us.”
Who is Flick counting on at the start of the much-discussed World Cup, which recently focused primarily on the fuss about the “One Love” bandage?
Already on Wednesday morning there was excitement about the German line-up against Japan.
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reporter Christian Falk reported from Qatar that there could be a surprise on the double six.
"It's a very, very close race," said the expert a few hours before kick-off at the Khalifa International Stadium.
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"We're not completely sure yet.
But we heard from the team that it is currently assumed that Gündogan will play.
Goretzka was a bit battered lately.”
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Leon Goretzka suffered a minor injury during the friendly in Oman.
Flick could justify the Bayern star's place in the bank and give City star Ilkay Gündogan confidence, as Falk continues.
Thus he would avoid a first internal Zoff.
One thing is clear: Leroy Sané will be out with slight knee problems.
Whoever is in the starting XI at the end: We accompany the German performance here in our live ticker.
The colleagues from Merkur.de also report live on the game, fr.de also offers a ticker.
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