Japanese defender Maya Yoshida shared his excitement about today's World Cup game against Germany:

"The first match is the challenging one, to win this group it's a very important match.

"We need to be courageous. Germany is a top team, it's not easy, but each one of us works hard. We have good qualities and we are united. This is the key.

"They have good qualities, speed and pace and technical ability. There will probably be less opportunities attacking."