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Japan beat Germany, 2-1, at the World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday.

Japan upends Germany in Qatar, and another World Cup darling is born

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late goals Wednesday ...

Japan gets 2 late goals to beat Germany 2-1 at World Cup
The Mainichi

DOHA: In a place brimming with painful memories and etched with footballing scars ...

Japan stun Germany 2-1 in comeback victory at World Cup

Late goals by substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano gave Japan an incredible 2-1 comeback ...

Asia on the march as Japan come from behind to stun Germany 2-1

Another World Cup day, another World Cup shock. Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano ...

Japan gets 2 late goals to upset Germany 2-1 in their World Cup opener

DOHA (Kyodo) -- Japan claimed a stunning 2-1 victory over Germany at the World Cup on Wednesday ...

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Japan subs Doan, Asano hand Germany shock World Cup loss

Japan managed to take down Goliath on Wednesday, and the local call of the winning goal made the ...

Japanese call of game-winning goal to upset Germany was awesome

Let’s hammer through this so we can be blind drunk from now until the final whistle of ...

World Cup Daily Diary Day 4 — Germany are who we thought they were

Asano overcomes heartbreak to become ‘hero’ he aspired to be
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14776446

#fifaworldcup #JapanVsGermany | Asano’s dream first touch and a fierce finish past one of the greatest goalkeepers ever... the goal gets elevated from special to extraordinary ... Show more

DOHA (Kyodo) -- Japan came back from a goal down to beat Germany 2-1 in a ...

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5 things learned from Japan's stunning win over Germany - The Mainichi

Takuma Asano is the 'Player of the Day' thanks to his goal that put Japan up on Germany for the upset win! 🔥

The scoreboard will register Asano’s effort as the goal that helped Japan defeat Germany in ...

Fifa World Cup
Takuma Asano and the joy of a delightful first-touch

JAPAN will not fear Germany despite Asian teams enduring a torrid tournament so far, striker Takuma Asano says.

Japan say ‘nothing to fear’ from opening test

The World Cup opening defeat of the German national team against Japan is having an effect ...

"Disrespectful"
Expert on Rüdiger's show against Asano

The 28-year-old forward honed his talent in ...

FIFA World Cup
Takuma Asano, once refused a work permit for Arsenal, scores wonder goal as Japan shock Germany

Germany lost 2-1 to Japan at the start of the World Cup in Qatar - and an old acquaintance from ...

Germany vs Japan
Takuma Asano steals the show from Wataru Endo

When Takuma Asano scored a brace to give VfL Bochum a 2-1 win at Sinsheim in front of German coach Hansi Flick in April ... Show more

JAPAN stars cleaned up their dressing room after ...

Eagle-eyed fans spot wholesome note Japan stars left in World Cup dressing room after cleaning it spotless...

Takuma Asano earns his money in Bochum, his goal for the 2:1 hit soccer Germany right in the heart - and suddenly the ...

World Cup 2022
Asano's incredible story

Japan match-winner moved to the Emirates in 2016 but has ...

Takuma Asano finally fulfils Arsene Wenger’s prophecy
shame it was six years too late for Arsenal

Germany led 1-0 at half-time through Ilkay Gündogan’s penalty but Japan hit back in the ...

Takuma Asano caps Japan’s second-half fightback to leave Germany stunned

The 28-year-old scored the winner in Wednesday's shock 2-1 win over Germany to hand ...

Why Japan World Cup hero Takuma Asano was forced to leave Arsenal in 2016
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