On Saturday September 9th 2023, The Japanese National team played versus the 2014 World Cup champions Germany in a friendly at Volkswagen Stadium in Wolfsburg, Germany. In the first half Japan led the score with a goal in the 11th minute by Junya Ito. Germany responded with a goal of their own by Leroy Sane in the 19th minute. 3 minutes later Japan got the lead yet again with a goal by Ayase Ueda. The rest of the game would be pretty uneventful until the last 3 minutes when Japan scored a goal in the 90th minute by Takuma Asano and another goal in added time by Ao Tanaka. The game ended in a 4-1 for Japan, humiliating the former World Cup champions. Following the game the German National team fired their coach at the time in response to the huge loss.
Japan Humiliates Former World Cup Champions
Eduardo Amaro, HS Reporter
September 14, 2023
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Hi my name is Eduardo Garcia Amaro, I’m a senior in high school and I’ve been here at Conrad since sixth grade. I play in the Conrad Varsity soccer team and also do Science Olympiad as extracurricular activities.