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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA][FIFA WORLD CUP] Japan's Moriyasu hails stunning victory made in Germany

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November 24, 2022

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Doha: Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu hailed a win made in the Bundesliga after his Blue Samurai stunned four-time champions Germany 2-1 in their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E opener on Wednesday.

Eight of Japan's squad are based in Germany and it was two of those players who scored the goals that sealed a historic victory for the Asian side.

Freiburg's Ritsu Doan and Bochum's Takuma Asano both came off the bench to strike late in the second half and help Japan pull off an unlikely comeback against a German team leading through Ilkay Gundogan's first-half penalty.




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