YOU'RE THE HERO, BECOME A LEGEND-2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Tournament Group E Round 1 Germany vs Japan Match Review-

For all those who have been fascinated by the sport of soccer, obsessed with it, devoted their lives to it, and sought a place to live in it, the stage they are sure to reach in the next four years. It's a one-time festival. After all, everything in this world's calendar revolves around this once-in-four-years point. From heroes of small countries to world-class superstars, everyone aims for the common goal of the World Cup, and people shake their souls, rejoice, anger, and go crazy... Soccer World Cup , obsessed with this sport. It is truly a festival of madness for all. Yes, the World Cup is crazy. Everyone is obsessed with this stage, fascinated, suffering, crying, and bursting with joy ... only madness can explode all human emotions, and there are few stages in the world that have that madness. This is the FIFA World Cup .

On July 3, 2018, the attack that started with that throw when Thibaut Courtois caught Keisuke Honda 's cross was faster than anything else, and above all, it looked like slow motion. The color of the night sky that I saw in other places besides Rostov, and the sense of loss that an era has ended on TV... Many Japanese people have been obsessed with those 14 seconds, and have spent the past four years harboring regrets.

... Four years have passed since then. Now, I think the Japanese national team has come to a stage where they should see a new landscape. The first match is Germany... This situation is like a cartoon. In 2022, when we are swallowed by the muddy current of the times, we can only pray for the joy of the next 90 minutes. After that, just support them.

I have something to say. You may have some thoughts. Still the die was thrown on this field. Whatever the eye is, it's all a destiny. We are the only ones who can add a smile to the highlight scene for all the players who loved football. Let's go to Japan! Paint new landscapes on the land of Doha .

Both teams starting lineup.

Japan has formed a starting line-up with Daizen Maeda and Takefusa Kubo as the one -top team based on the members from the match against the United States in September . late to join due to injury, and Yuta Nakayama, who was out due to injury, were left out . Wataru Endo , who suffered a concussion in the most recent league match and was in danger of not participating in the finals , managed to make it in time for this match against Germany. The starting lineup is a combination of players who play in Germany.

Germany, with Marco Reus and Timo Werner withdrawing from the tournament due to injury and Leroy Sane missing the first match, also adopted a 4-2-3-1 system. Seven members have been replaced since the most recent match against Oman , and the squad itself is similar to the one in theNations League match against England . There is also a policy not to put a clear FW, one top appointed Kai Havertz. Niklas Süle started at right SB, and Thomas Muller , who was worried about the impact of back pain, was also named in the starting line-up.

Today's venue is Khalifa International Stadium in Rayyan, Qatar .

Qatar has built 7 out of 8 new venues for this tournament, but the Khalifa International Stadium is the only one that has been renovated from the existing stadium. There will also be a 3rd place match in this tournament.

When Japan plays matches in the Middle East, they have many opportunities to play at this stadium, even if it is not a match against Qatar . And after all, in 2011, the final of the Asian Cup 2011... In a sense, the finale of that tournament, which entered a new era for Japanese football, was also the stadium where Lee Tadanari ' s volley brought joy . An auspicious place for Japan

Japan entered the match with the same design as the match against the United States As a result, although Germany was able to take the ball to the side area, there were many occasions where Japan managed to steal the ball from there.

In the 8th minute, Kamata stole the ball from Ilkay Gundogan and sent a through pass to the right side for a short counterattack . Maeda runs into the far side of Junya Ito's cross and shoots! ! goal! ! ! ! I thought it was, but Maeda was taken offside and it was ruled no goal. Archipelago bran joy.

However, as Germany gradually began to match the speed and tempo of Japan, the starting point of Germany's build-up itself became higher, and Japan began to be closely connected to Germany in the vital area . Even so, the most dangerous zone was tightly closed between Yoshida, Itakura and Endo, so there were few scenes where they were invaded there, but they began to create chilling scenes with broken passes from the side.

In the 14th minute, Joshua Kimmich's midfielder was blocked by Tanaka, and in the 20th minute, Kimmich's shot was again finely saved by Shuichi Gonda . Furthermore, in the 26th and 29th minutes, scenes of waves of attacks were created in quick succession, and although Endo and Maya Yoshida blocked them with consecutive blocks, the dangerous time was definitely increasing.