Germany take on Japan in the World Cup 2022 group stages. Here we have a live stream, how to watch, the date, team news, odds, prediction and everything else you need to know.
Germany are always a team to watch out for at major tournaments. They have undeniable talent in their ranks, with the latest bunch of stars featuring the likes of Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka and many more. They last won the World Cup in 2014, when Mario Gotze scored that famous extra-time goal.
The opponent looking to trip up the Germans in their first fixture will be Japan. The Asian side will make their seventh appearance in World Cup competitions this year but will immediately face one of the favourites in what is a mightily tough group also involving Spain.
This should be a great fixture with a high standard of football. You aren’t going to want to miss it. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
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Date
Germany take on Japan in the FIFA World Cup 2022 on the following date.
- Date: Wednesday 23rd November 2022
- Time: 1 PM GMT
- Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar
How to Watch
Germany vs Japan in the World Cup will be available to watch on ITV One. The specific TV channel numbers for this station depending on your provider are as follows:
- Virgin Media Channel: 103
- BT TV Channel: 103
- Sky Channel: 103
Live Stream
The game can also be streamed on ITV X but make sure you have an account set up beforehand so you don’t miss a minute of the game!
Team News
Germany and Japan have both named their squads, although it may be too early to make any starting XI predictions. We’ll be regularly updating this page when more information is available.
Germany Squad
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Defenders: Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Niklas Suele (Borussia Dortmund), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Lukas Klostermann, Armel Bella Kotchap (Southampton), Christian Guenter (Freiburg)
Midfielders: Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich, Thomas Mueller (all Bayern Munich), Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), Mario Goetze (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Strikers: Kai Havertz (Chelsea), Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund), Niklas Fuellkrug (Werder Bremen), Karim Adeyemi Borussia Dortmund)
Japan Squad
Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg), Daniel Schmidt (Sint Truiden), Shuichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse)
Defenders: Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds), Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo)
Midfielders: Junya Ito (Stade de Reims), Ritsu Doan (SC Freiburg), Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton & Hove Albion), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganes), Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus)
Forwards: Takuma Asano (Vfl Bochum), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge), Shuto Machino (Shonan Bellmare)
Odds
The bookies have Germany as their favourites and rightly so.
- Germany to win: 1/2
- Draw: 16/5
- Japan to win: 6/1
Prediction
Germany are notoriously ruthless in World Cup competitions and we think they’ll get off to a perfect start in Qatar.
Prediction: Germany 3 – 0 Japan
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