Takuma Asano caps Japan’s second-half fightback to leave Germany stunned

Four years ago in Russia a Hirving Lozano goal gave Mexico a famous victory over the four-times champions, on Wednesday it was Takuma Asano of the Bundesliga’s Bochum who sent the vocal Japanese fans at Khalifa International Stadium into ecstasy

ECSTACY: Japan's Ao Tanaka (centre) celebrates victory over Germany. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

Japan 2 Germany 1

Hajime Moriyasu wrested this Group E opener Japan’s way with a series of second-half substitutions that showed bravery from the coach and consigned Germany to a second consecutive defeat at the start of a World Cup campaign.