(1-0 Germany)| 23¹ | The Japanese 'keeper parried a lovely shot from WIRTZ. |
| 25¹ | HAVERTZ cautioned for a cynical challenge. |
| 30¹ | BRANDT waltzed away from DOAN and flicked a weak shot over the bar. |
| 31¹ | A good ball from HAVERTZ on the left found WIRTZ who mishit his shot over. |
| 40¹ | A pin-point pass was collected by KUBO and his looping effort floated narrowly wide. |
| 42¹ | WIRTZ rushed a simple chance. |
| 43¹ | The 'keeper dived to his right to save a fierce drive from German's RAUM. |
| 10² | GOAL!! A poor goal-kick was intercepted by HAVERTZ who setup WIRTZ with an easy chance. (2-0 Germany)| 16² | RAUM shot over. | | 18² | The ref gave WATANABE a second yellow card for a high tackle on RAUM. | | 30² | BRANDT rushed through the Japanese defence but shot straight at SUZUKI. | | 37² | A free-kick from KIMMICH raced over the bar. | | 38² | GOAL!! A poor backpass by MORITA enabled BRANDT to nip in and slide the ball past the Japanese 'keeper. (3-0 Germany)| 43² | GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from SANÉ hit the woodwork and in the ensuing meleé the ball was hoofed into the net by WIRTZ. (4-0 Germany)| 44² | The ref books SANÉ for a clumsy foul. | | | |