World Cup: Japan again beats the European giant and goes to the playoffs
Japanese national team can safely claim the title of the biggest sensation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. At the group stage the Japanese were ahead of both the Spaniards and the Germans, moreover in matches with these teams they got strong-willed victories to finish first in Group E.
World Cup 2022
Japan - Spain 2:1 (0:1)
Goals: Morata, 12 (0:1); Doan, 48 (1:1); Tanaka A., 52 (2:1)
Japan: Gonda; Itakura; Nagatomo (Mitoma, 46); Taniguchi; Yoshida; Tanaka A. (Endo W., 87); Morita; Kubo T. (Doan, 46); Kamada (Tomiyasu, 68); Maeda (Asano, 62); Ito J.
Bench: Kawashima; Schmidt Da.; Yamane; Ito H.; Sakai H.; Shibasaki; Soma; Ueda A.; Machino Shuto; Minamino
Yellow Cards: Itakura 39; Taniguchi 44; Yoshida 45
Spain: Simón U.; Balde Al. (Alba J., 68); Torres Pau; Azpilicueta (Carvajal, 46); Busquets; Rodri; Olmo; Gavi (Fati An., 68); Nico Williams (Torres F., 57); Pedri; Morata (Asensio, 57)
Bench: Sanchez Ro.; Raya; Garcia E.; Guillamon; Laporte; Pablo Sarabia; Llorente M.; Pino Y.; Koke; Soler
