World Cup 2022: Germany vs. Japan match preview

 

Germany, a four-time World Cup champion, will play Japan this evening to begin its FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign in Qatar. As they are ready to kick off their 2022 campaign against Japan, Germany will have no intention of looking back on their performance in Russia in 2018.
Group E of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place from 23 November to 1 December 2022. The group consists of Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, and Japan. 
The two teams clash for the first time in the World Cup, as they met in two friendly confrontations. Germany won the match 3-0, while the second game indeed ended as a 2-2 draw.
In the below report, we review all info about the clash between Germany and Japan:

Germany
Nickname: The ManShafts, The German Machines
20 Participation in the World Cup finals
Germany has been among a handful of teams to participate 20 times in the tournament on a consistent basis.

The FIFA Men's World Ranking is 11 worldwide, October 2022
Historically, Germany was 22 lowest rating in March 2006
Most notable achievement: 
Germany has won four World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014).

Germany has played a tournament-high 109 matches at the FIFA World Cup: 67 wins - 20 draws - 22 defeats
Scored 226 goals - conceded 125 goals
Germany's most-capped player, Matthaus scored 23 goals in 150 international matches.

Japan
Nickname: The Samurai Blue.
Japan will make its seventh appearance at the finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA rankings: Japan (24) Worldwide, October 2022.
Japan FIFA ranking. Lowest, 66 (December 1992).
Most notable achievement: Round of 16, 2002, 2010, 2018
21 matches played in the World Cup: 5 wins - 5 draws - 11 defeats
Scored 20 goals - conceded 29 goals
Most capped Yasuhito Endo - 152 appearances.


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