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Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium (Shanghai)
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⚽ İ. Gündoğan (33)
⚽ R. Doan (75), ⚽ T. Asano (83)
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By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Confirmed lineups: Germany - Japan

Here are the confirmed lineups for Germany's World Cup opener against Japan at Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar.
Germany:
Manuel Neuer

Niklas Süle
Nico Schlotterbeck
Antonio Rüdiger
David Raum

Joshua Kimmich
Ilkay Gündogan

Serge Gnabry
Thomas Müller
Jamal Musiala

Kai Havertz


Japan:
Shūichi Gonda

Hiroki Sakai
Maya Yoshida
Ko Itakura
Yuto Nagatomo

Wataru Endo
Ao Tanaka

Junya Ito
Daichi Kamada
Takefusa Kubo

Daizen Maeda

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