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Niclas Fullkrug was only called up to the Germany squad on the eve of the World Cup but came off the bench to score a vital equaliser against Spain on Sunday evening

Spain 1-1 Germany: Niclas Fullkrug lashed home an equaliser to end a move involving Leroy Sane, a fellow second-half substitute

They may be the two best coaches at the tournament with the German in particular needing to show it with his team’s place in Qatar under threat after an opening defeat

Germany were stunned by Japan in their World Cup opener, with substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano turning the game on its head after Ilkay Gundogan's penalty put the Europeans ahead

The four-time champions were stunned by Japan in their opening game to leave them staring at a second-successive group stage exit

Germany fell to a shock defeat to Japan to leave them at serious risk of World Cup elimination after conceding two goals in eight minutes having missed a hatful of chances

Germany folded in their World Cup clash once the Manchester City midfielder left the field in the 67th minute

Japan produced yet another World Cup shock as they came from behind to beat Germany 2-1 with a number of Premier League stars on show including Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma

Germany 1-2 Japan: Goals from Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano stunned the four-time winners at the Khalifa International Stadium

It is difficult to recall a World Cup build-up with less talk of Germany as contenders and, as Group E got underway, Hansi Flick’s side announced their arrival in Qatar with a statement rebuke of Fifa’s bizarre cowardice - then produced a performance that showed exactly why, as they were…

GERMANY 1-2 JAPAN: Ilkay Gundogan scored from the penalty spot in the first period before a wonderful turnaround from the Blue Samurai