Germany v Japan, 09 September 2023
| Score | 4-1 to Japan |
| Referee | João Pinheiro |
| Competition | International Friendly - |
| Venue | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg |
| Attendance | 24,980 |
View Germany v Japan head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
1
Germany
Manager: Hansi Flick
Goals:
| Leroy Sané | 19 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Marc-André ter Stegen
Defender
Antonio Rüdiger
Defender
Niklas Süle
Defender/Midfielder
Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder
Joshua Kimmich
Defender/Midfielder
Nico Schlotterbeck
Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan
(captain)
Midfielder
Florian Wirtz
Midfielder/Forward
Serge Gnabry
Midfielder/Forward
Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward
Leroy Sané
Substitutions:
| Robin Gosens for Nico Schlotterbeck | 64 |
| Pascal Gross for Emre Can | 64 |
| Julian Brandt for Florian Wirtz | 73 |
| Thomas Müller for Kai Havertz | 73 |
| Kevin Schade for Serge Gnabry | 81 |
Cards:
| Niklas Süle | 25 | Y |
| Robin Gosens | 66 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Olivier Baumann
Goalkeeper
Kevin Trapp
Defender
Jonathan Tah
Defender/Midfielder
Benjamin Henrichs
Defender/Midfielder
Malick Thiaw
Midfielder
Julian Brandt
Midfielder
Robin Gosens
Midfielder
Pascal Gross
Midfielder
Jonas Hofmann
Midfielder
Felix Nmecha
Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade
Forward
Thomas Müller
Comments:
A day after this game, Hansi Flick became the first-ever manager of the Germany national team to be sacked from his post.
4
Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Goals:
| Junya Ito | 11 |
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| Ayase Ueda | 22 |
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| Takuma Asano | 90 |
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| Ao Tanaka | 90+2 |
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Starting lineup:
Keisuke Osako
Goalkeeper
Ko Itakura
Defender
Hiroki Ito
Defender
Yukinari Sugawara
Defender
Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
Hidemasa Morita
Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Defender/Midfielder
Daichi Kamada
Midfielder
Junya Ito
Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma
Midfielder/Forward
Ayase Ueda
Forward
Substitutions:
| Takuma Asano for Ayase Ueda | 59 |
| Shogo Taniguchi for Daichi Kamada | 59 |
| Takefusa Kubo for Junya Ito | 74 |
| Ao Tanaka for Hidemasa Morita | 75 |
| Ritsu Doan for Kaoru Mitoma | 84 |
| Daiki Hashioka for Yukinari Sugawara | 84 |
Cards:
| Ko Itakura | 52 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kosuke Nakamura
Goalkeeper
Daniel Schmidt
Defender
Koki Machida
Defender
Seiya Maikuma
Defender
Ryōya Morishita
Defender/Midfielder
Daiki Hashioka
Defender/Midfielder
Shogo Taniguchi
Midfielder
Ritsu Doan
Midfielder
Kyogo Furuhashi
Midfielder
Atsuki Ito
Midfielder
Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward
Takefusa Kubo
Midfielder/Forward
Daizen Maeda
Midfielder/Forward
Keito Nakamura
Forward
Takuma Asano