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Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Group E – Germany v Japan – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – November 23, 2022 Germany players pose for a team group photo covering their mouths before the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington
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Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Group E – Germany v Japan – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – November 23, 2022 Germany players pose for a team group photo covering their mouths before the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Germany became part of yet another upset of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar. Germany faced Japan in the first ever face-to-face between two teams in the World Cup. Most analysts and soccer legends wrote Japan off from the match. The ‘Blue Samurais’ went off, breaking everybody’s assumptions and beating Germany by 2-0.
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The match started with a goal from Japan disallowed due to it being offside. Germany made the first and only goal of the half. It was clear, everybody thought that the match is going as per script. Japan, however, came to clutch the whole game in the second half.
Dramatic pre-game of Japan vs Germany
The match started with the protest of the German team against the Qatar FIFA WC. Manchester United legend Roy Keane slammed the team and asked them to wear an armband if they want to protest. He said, “It’s a gesture and it’s a start… They say they’ve been silenced but by who? Use your voice! Wear the armband! We always say leadership is about action!”
🗣 "It's a gesture and it's a start… They say they've been silenced but by who? Use your voice! Wear the armband! We always say leadership is about action!@IanWright0 & Roy Keane discuss Germany's pre match stand pic.twitter.com/bMDRFBQCy3
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) November 23, 2022
Twitter also raised their voice; some were supporting the German team while some were trolling them.
Here are a few Twitter reactions to the protest,
Remember when World Cups were about football?🤷🤔
— Clarkey (@PSnake80) November 23, 2022
I’m bloody bored and on the verge of switching your channel off. Bored by these incessant political rants. I just want to watch a game of football and switch off from it all. Don’t impose your political opinions on the majority who simply want to enjoy a game
— Rachel Archer (@RachelA26385198) November 23, 2022
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This World Cup is a hotpot of political views, because of multiple reasons. There are two main points of discussion—human rights violations and anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Qatar. Many artists declined to perform at the opening of the FIFA World Cup. Fans are angry because most just want to enjoy the game.
FIFA World Cup and the upsets
This World Cup brought a new twist. Germany vs Japan was the second such upset out of a mere 11 matches. First Saudi Arabia shocked everybody by beating Argentina 2-1 and now Japan did the unthinkable with the same score.
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In other World Cup news, Spain had a smashing victory over Costa Rica (7-0), France defeated Australia (4-1), and Iran lost its encounter against England (6-2). Cristiano Ronaldo and his team Portugal will start their tournament on Thursday. Fans are waiting and are expecting top performances from Portugal.
