Japan came from a 0-1 down to stun Germany 2-1 in the first round of Group E of the World Cup's group stage.
It took 33 minutes for the drama to start unfolding when İlkay Gündoğan broke the deadlock from a penalty spot.
The Video Assistant Referee canceled a goal for the German side due to an offside before the two teams headed to the dressing rooms for a break.
Ritsu Doan levelled the scoring sixteen minutes after the hour-mark, when he poked the rebound into the empty net.
Seven minutes before the time, Takuma Asano sealed the victory for Japan when he made a nice move towards the penalty box, before firing the ball into the back of the net from a tight angle.
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