Briefly: Is there any team in global soccer that is worse than the Chinese national soccer team? Theoretically, it may be possible, but the Chinese national soccer team has yet to slip to the bottom of the world rankings. Despite its strengths, the national soccer team has remained undefeated for 43 years against opponents such as Malaysia. One game down and another weaker team coming out on top is unbelievable for a European powerhouse and World Cup winner!
In other words, on an international match day when Japan is actively looking for warm-up opponents, Asian powerhouse Japan has officially accepted an invitation to host Germany in a match worth up to 100 million euros. This is the first match between the two teams since the World Cup in Qatar. In Qatar, despite a 2-1 win, Japan's performance was not glamorous, with less than 30% possession and only 11 shots on goal, less than half of their opponents.
The German Football Association (DFB) sees Asian teams as a challenge, making Japan the ideal opponent, aiming to boost the team's confidence and complete the revenge. Japan in the eyes of the German team may be like Vietnam in the eyes of the national soccer team, but unfortunately, times have changed.
Only 11 minutes into the match, Japan's Suga broke through on the right and Junya Ito scored, catching Germany off guard. In the 19th minute, Wiltz scored with an angled shot from the top of the arc, and the match was tied. Japan's morale was boosted. In the 22nd minute, Junya Ito gave an assist to Eisei Ueda, and the defense was at a loss. The third goal in the 90th minute came when Gossens made a mistake, and Kubo Kenyoung crossed the ball to Takuma Asano, who scored with an easy shot. In the 92nd minute, Bea Tanaka flicked in a shot to seal the win. Germany defeated Japan 1-4, losing for the second consecutive time in the year. Japan's possession improved by 7 percentage points and took 14 shots on goal to overtake Germany.
Germany's lineup is a luxurious one, with players such as Gündoğan, Gnabry, Rüdiger, and Ter Stegen all starring for the big five league giants. Japan's Endo Air, Tomiyasu Kenyo and Miyoshi players are also quite powerful. Against the backdrop of the contrasting strengths, a win for Japan is all the more precious.
It is worth mentioning that even the national soccer team has never scored four goals in a game. 2004 Asian Cup final, the Chinese men's soccer team to 1-3 against Japan, that is one of the most painful cases of failure. Now, the German team against Japan, the performance is even worse than the national football team, the fans call for "Frick out" is not unreasonable.
Frick did not consider himself responsible for the loss, refusing to take responsibility and drawing on the attitude of former national team manager Li Tie. Frick said in an interview that the team was in good shape and that he was the best choice for Germany's head coach. However, as Li Tie said, domestic coaches may not be inferior to foreign coaches and can be successful. Ironically, he ended up behind bars.
