Subs: Ginter, Kehrer, Goretzka, Fullkrug, Gotze, Trapp, Klostermann, Brandt, Hofmann, Sane, Gunter, ter Stegen, Adeyemi, Kotchap, Moukoko.
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Japan: Gonda, Sakai, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo, Tanaka, Endo, Junya Ito, Kamada, Kubo, Maeda.
Subs: Kawashima, Yamane, Taniguchi, Shibasaki, Doan, Mitoma, Minamino, Morita, Tomiyasu, Asano, Machino, Ueda, Schmidt, Soma, Hiroki Ito.
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Which Germany are going to turn up this time, then? The one that spanked Brazil 7-1 en route to winning the 2014 World Cup? Or the rabble beaten by Mexico and South Korea four years later, in their worst showing at a finals for eight decades? That 3-3 draw with England a couple of months ago doesn’t really answer the question, does it.
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Hansi Flick’s men haven’t been firing on all cylinders recently. They shipped that two-goal lead at Wembley, lost at home to Hungary, and only beat Oman 1-0 last week. But they do have plenty of in-form Bayern Munich players to call on – Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry – and four players (Thomas Müller, Mario Götze, Matthias Ginter and captain Manuel Neuer) who were around in 2014 and know exactly how it’s done.
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They’re still sixth-favourites to lift the trophy next month, behind Brazil, England, France, Argentina (yes, still) and Spain. And as the 11th-best side in the world according to the Fifa rankings, they should have enough to deal with Japan, ranked 24 and priced at 475-1 to become champions. But then the same was said about the Koreans four years ago. In any case, the Samurai Blue have plenty Bundesliga quality of their own, including Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Daichi Kamada, Wataru Endo of Stuttgart and defender Maya Yoshida, once of Southampton but now at Schalke, so Die Mannschaft will know they’ll be given a game this afternoon. Kick off is at 1pm GMT, 4pm at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. انه يحدث! It’s on!
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Key occasions
5 minutes: Ito wins the primary nook of the sport down the best. Kamada’s supply is not nice, however Japan look energetic in these early exchanges.
4 min: Japan go huge once more, Maeda tangles with Rudiger because the pair chase the ball down the best flank. Rudiger takes on the Japanese striker this time, however this may very well be an fascinating battle. Maeda briefly threatened to get previous the defender there.
2 min: Tanaka takes his flip to launch it lengthy, forcing Neuer to return out of his field to go away. Germany counter, Gnabry dribbles purposefully down the inside-left channel. He cannot get by Japan’s blue line. In the meantime, here is Francis Lee reporting from Berlin: “The German TV interviewer has accomplished his finest to provide Hansi Flick an intensive pumping within the pre-match debriefing zone and many others., however all she might squeeze out of him was that Havertz will play striker, with Müller No. 10.”
Germany will get the celebration began. They begin lengthy, then a brief sport of head tennis breaks out. Quickly the ball is again at Neuer’s toes, after which the four-time winners ship it across the again for some time.
By the way, this match is broadcast within the UK on Impartial Tv. On that subject, our media editor Jim Waterson reviews…
ITV will proceed to take cash from Saudi Arabia to advertise the nation as an thrilling vacationer vacation spot, regardless of highlighting the Gulf nation’s poor human rights report throughout the World Cup.
ITV broadcast a particular report on Saudi Arabia throughout the nation’s shock 2-1 win over Argentina on Tuesday. The report featured the case of Loujain Al-Hathloul, who led a profitable marketing campaign in 2018 to raise the ban on a girl’s proper to drive in Saudi Arabia however was later discovered responsible of crimes towards the Saudi state.
The ITV report additionally advised soccer followers in regards to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on the nation’s Istanbul embassy and reported claims that the acquisition of Newcastle United by the Saudi Public Funding Fund is meant to distract from such incidents.
However following the daring broadcast, viewers had been proven optimistic adverts throughout the identical programme, paid for by Go to Saudi Arabia – an arm of the Saudi authorities – selling the nation as an thrilling new vacationer vacation spot.
An ITV spokesperson stated that “as an advertising-funded channel, we take our accountability to our viewers very significantly” and all ITV promoting is permitted pre-broadcast to satisfy each authorized and trade necessities.
However even whether it is authorized, the choice by ITV – and different European broadcasters exhibiting the advert – to take the Saudi cash highlights the challenges of scrutinizing sports activities laundering and human rights abuses whereas attempting to generate profits as a business broadcaster.
The regulation is out! Germany put on their well-known white shirt – with an enormous black stripe working down the center – whereas Japan are in first-class blue. We’ll be leaving quickly, proper after the anthems. “I do know Rewe, it is close to the Pure Historical past Museum,” writes Tim Woods. “It truly is a first-class grocery store. Up there with Waitrose in Twickenham, and it isn’t an honor I take calmly.”
Up in armband. The One Love debate rumbles on, with German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck telling ZDF: “I am not a media adviser for the DFB (German FA) and I am not Manuel Neuer however the alternative is there. I am a politician attempting to do my job correctly , however what if it occurred now? I might prefer to know and I might take my probabilities.”
In the meantime, German Inside Minister Nancy Faeser, visiting a DFB occasion in Doha, has referred to as Fifa’s stance on the problem “a critical mistake”, including: “This isn’t okay, the best way federations are put below stress. They weren’t safety ensures I had acquired from [Qatar’s] Minister of the Inside. In at the moment’s time, it’s incomprehensible that Fifa doesn’t need individuals to overtly stand for tolerance and towards discrimination. It isn’t appropriate for our time and it’s not appropriate for individuals.”
Just like the English FA, the DFB determined to reverse its resolution to put on the rainbow armband below stress from Fifa. Because of this, Rewe, one in every of Germany’s largest supermarkets, has dropped its promoting marketing campaign with the DFB.

Yuki Kobayashi shouldn’t be within the Japanese crew. However the 22-year-old centre-back remains to be related at the moment. He has agreed to go away J-League membership Vissel Kobe for Celtic. He’ll be a part of the Scottish champions in early December and shall be eligible to play when the registration window opens in January.
Manuel Neuer turns into the primary goalkeeper to play in 4 consecutive World Cup finals for Germany. Thomas Muller, who has not performed the total 90 minutes since September, begins up entrance. Celtic striker Daizen Maeda leads the road for Japan.
The regulation
Germany: Neuer, Sule, Rudiger, Schlotterbeck, Raum, Kimmich, Gundogan, Gnabry, Muller, Musiala, Havertz.
Subs: Ginter, Kehrer, Goretzka, Fullkrug, Gotze, Trapp, Klostermann, Brandt, Hofmann, Sane, Gunter, ter Stegen, Adeyemi, Kotchap, Moukoko.
Japanese: Gonda, Sakai, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo, Tanaka, Endo, Junya Ito, Kamada, Kubo, Maeda.
Subs: Kawashima, Yamane, Taniguchi, Shibasaki, Doan, Mitoma, Minamino, Morita, Tomiyasu, Asano, Machino, Ueda, Schmidt, Soma, Hiroki Ito.
Introduction
So which Germany will seem this time? The one who beat Brazil 7-1 on their technique to successful the 2014 World Cup? Or the rabble fought by Mexico and South Korea 4 years later, of their worst finals show in eight many years? That 3-3 draw towards England a few months in the past would not actually reply the query.
Hansi Flick’s males haven’t been firing on all cylinders these days. They delivered that two-goal lead at Wembley, misplaced at residence to Hungary and solely beat Oman 1-0 final week. However they’ve loads of in-form Bayern Munich gamers to name upon – Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry – and 4 gamers (Thomas Müller, Mario Götze, Matthias Ginter and captain Manuel Neuer) who had been there in 2014 and know precisely the way it occurs.
They continue to be sixth favorites to raise the trophy subsequent month, behind Brazil, England, France, Argentina (sure, nonetheless) and Spain. And because the eleventh finest facet on the earth in keeping with the Fifa rankings, they shall have sufficient to cope with Japan, ranked 24 and priced at 475-1 to be champions. However then the identical was stated in regards to the Koreans 4 years in the past. In any case, the Samurai Blue have loads of Bundesliga high quality of their very own, together with Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Daichi Kamada, Wataru Endo of Stuttgart and defender Maya Yoshida, as soon as at Southampton however now at Schalke, so Die Mannschaft know they are going to have a sport this afternoon. Kick-off is 13:00 GMT, 16:00 on the Khalifa Worldwide Stadium in Doha. It occurs! It is on!
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