Japan Gets 2 Late Goals to Beat Germany 2-1 at World CupDOHA, Qatar—Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late goals Wednesday to give Japan a come-from-behind 2–1 victory over Germany at the World Cup.
Ilkay Gündogan had given four-time champion Germany the lead with a first-half penalty.
Germany’s midfielder #21 Ilkay Gundogan scores his team’s first goal from the penalty spot during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group E football match between Germany and Japan at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Nov. 23, 2022. (Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images)
But Doan, who plays for German team Freiburg, pounced on a rebound to equalize in the 76th minute after Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer blocked a shot from Takumi Minamino....
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