"We are under pressure": Germany coach Hansi Flick laments World Cup 2022 defeat to Japan

Germany coach Hansi Flick laments World Cup 2022 defeat to Japan: Germany's head coach Hansi Flick gestures during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Germany and Japan at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar on November 23, 2022.
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Hansi Flick admitted that Germany have put themselves "under pressure" after their shock loss to Japan in their opening game of the World Cup.

Germany had looked on course for victory at the Khalifa International Stadium, leading 1-0 through an Ilkay Gundogan penalty, but goals from Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano turned the match on its head in the final 15 minutes – giving Japan arguably the greatest result in their history.

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Chris Flanagan
Senior Staff Writer

Chris joined FourFourTwo in 2015 and has reported from more than 20 countries, in places as varied as Ivory Coast and the Arctic Circle. He's interviewed Pele, Zlatan and Santa Claus (it's a long story), as well as covering the World Cup, AFCON and the Clasico. He previously spent 10 years as a newspaper journalist, and completed the 92 in 2017.