German defender Güle (left).

(AFP)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] In the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the German team, one of the favorites to win the championship, lost 1-2 to the Japanese team yesterday. Lost to Asian teams.

German head coach Hansi Flick called after the game, and German defender Niklas Sule's defensive mistakes cost the team.

The Japanese team trailed by 1 point in the first half, and sent offensive players to the field in the second half.

Japan's Don Anru came on in the 71st minute and scored a tie goal for Japan in the 75th minute; another Japanese player, Asano Takuma, came on in the 57th minute and scored in the 83rd minute. One goal helped Japan overtake the score, and finally won the game with a 2-1 reversal.

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Japan's Takuma Asano scored a goal to help the team reverse the situation.

(Associated Press)

"Niklas had to focus because he was two or three steps behind, too far. These are the prices we paid for individual mistakes," Flick pointed out. "In the first half we had 78 per cent possession, of course. Taking the lead, we were in a dominant stage, there were many chances to score, but we didn't take advantage of them. Japan beat us with efficiency today, and the personal mistakes we made in the second half must never happen to us again."

German team leader Ilkay Gundogan said bluntly after the game, "We let Japan play too easily, especially the second goal. I don't know if there is an easier goal in the World Cup. It should happen when we play in the World Cup." He pointed to the lack of confidence in the German team. "You will find that not everyone wants to have the ball."

"(German goalkeeper) Manuel Neuer saved us a few times, we had a couple of good chances to score but we didn't make it 2-0. This must not happen to us," Gundogan said. "

German team leader Gundogan.

(Reuters)

Kaoru Sanzhan (right) of the Japanese team breaks through with the ball, and German defender Jule (left) defends.

(Reuters)

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