Germany will begin their quest for their fifth world title by facing Japan on Wednesday in the match that will mark the opening of Group E, the initial round of which will be completed with a duel between Spain and Costa Rica. The match will be played at the Khalifa stadium from 10am: 00 (Argentina time), with arbitration by Salvadoran Ivan Barton and television by TyC Sports and Directv Sports. The Argentine Mauro Vigliano will be at the helm of the VAR.
The bad news for German DT Hans-Dieter Flick is that he won’t be able to count on Leroy Sané, the Bayern Munich striker who has accused a knee problem that also jeopardizes his presence in the rest of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Yes, striker Thomas Muller, Sané’s 33-year-old teammate at Bayern Munich and world champion at Brazil 2014, will be there for the first time in the quest to clear the star fiasco with his elimination in the group stage of Russia 2018.
For its part, Japan, Saudi Arabia’s escort in Group B of the third round of the Asian Qualifiers, will play its seventh consecutive World Cup led by Hajime Moriyasu after saying goodbye in the round of 16 of Russia 2018.
– Probable formations –
Germany: Manuel Neuer; Thilo Kehrer, Niklas Sule, Antonio Rudiger and David Raum; Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka; Serge Gnabry, Thomas Mueller and Jamal Musiala; Kai Havertz: DT: Hans-Dieter Flick.
Japan: Shuichi Gonda; Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Yuto Nagatomo; Wataru Endo and Gaku Shibasaki; Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo; Daizen Mada. DT: Hajime Moriyasu.
Source: Clarin
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