Daichi Kamada led Germany’s World Cup victory over Japan in a friendly against the United States in Dusseldorf. Professional football player from Intrigue Frankfurt scored a goal (24th match) for Asia 2-0 (1-0), Kaoru Mitoma (88th match) made a late decision.
The Japanese, the first opponent of the DFB team in Qatar on November 23, showed a willingness to play and have two other Bundesliga professionals in the starting line in Maya Yoshida (Schalke) and Wataru Endo (Stuttgart).
Dortmund’s Giovanni Reyna starts for the Americans, who are still in Qatar. The Japanese will also test against Ecuador next Tuesday in Düsseldorf’s Merkur Spiel-Arena.
Costa Rica drew with South Korea
Costa Rica, also opponents in the DFB World Cup group, narrowly missed out on winning. Against South Korea, who qualified for the finals, coach Luis Fernando Suarez’s team scored a 2-2 draw through superstar Hing Min Son (85′). Hee-Chan Hwang gave South Korea the lead (28′) before Jewison Bennette changed the game with a strike (41′, 63′). Costa Rica goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado sees a red card after a ball outside the penalty area (79′).
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