Eight of Japan's squad are based in Germany and it was two of those players who scored the goals that sealed a historic victory for the Asian side.
Freiburg's Ritsu Doan and Bochum's Takuma Asano both came off the bench to strike late in the second half and help Japan pull off an unlikely comeback against a German team leading through Ilkay Gundogan's first-half penalty.
FT: 🇩🇪 Germany 1️⃣-2️⃣ Japan 🇯🇵
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) November 23, 2022
𝐀𝐁𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐓!
Japan show great resilience and stage a spectacular win over four-time #FIFAWorldCup champions Germany!#Qatar2022 | #JPN pic.twitter.com/ngYnwHKJS1
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