The World Cup is in full flight and it sees Group E kick off with the match between Germany and Japan. Germany's bid to reestablish their status as a Turniermannschaft (tournament team) begins with an opening group stage encounter on Wednesday afternoon.

Germany will go into this game on the back of a 2-game unbeaten run. The last time they were in action ended in victory as they cruised past Oman. Germany have proven time and time again why they are the World cup favorites as their impressive performances has seen them progress far into the tournament. In their last 5 games, they have shown an attacking prowess and have found the back of the net a total of 10 times. In these games, they faced tough opposition such as Italy and Hungary and was able to avoid a defeat.

Japan on the other hand will come into this game on the back of a defeat against Canada. They are currently on a 2 game winless streak and this will be very worrying for them as they face a very in-form side. Accoring to the Fifa men's rankings, japan are in 24th place as opposed to their opponents, who sit comfortable at 11th. Going into this game, Japan have not won a single game against Germany as their last two encounters did not end in their favor.

Records have shown that Germany have the upper hand in this fixture. They have an impressive squad depth with technically gifted players who will certainly make their mark in this game. They remain unbeaten against Japan and they will be looking to extend that run. The last time these two sides met ended in favour of Germany as they gave Japan a 3-0 thrashing. We are backing Germany in this game as we expect them to do enough to secure a victory by the end of this game.

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世界杯正在如火如荼地进行，E组首场比赛是德国对日本。周三下午，德国队将在小组赛的首场交锋中重新确立自己的地位。

德国队将凭借两场不败的战绩进入这场比赛。他们最后一次行动以胜利告终，他们巡游过阿曼。德国已经一次又一次地证明了为什么他们是世界杯的大热门，他们令人印象深刻的表现使他们在比赛中一路进步。在最近的5场比赛中，他们展现了强大的进攻能力，总共10次破门。在这些比赛中，他们遇到了意大利和匈牙利等强大的对手，并避免了一场失败。

另一方面，日本队将带着对加拿大的失败进入这场比赛。他们目前处于两连胜状态，这对他们来说是非常令人担忧的，因为他们面对的是一个状态非常好的球队。根据国际足联的男子排名，日本队排在第24位，而他们的对手则轻松地排在第11位。日本队在与德国队的比赛中从未赢过一场，因为他们最近的两场比赛都没有以对他们有利的结果结束。

记录显示德国队在这场比赛中占了上风。他们有一个令人印象深刻的阵容深度，有技术天赋的球员肯定会在这场比赛中脱颖而出。他们对日本保持不败，他们将寻求延续这一势头。上一次两队交手，德国队以3:0大胜日本队。我们在这场比赛中支持德国队，因为我们希望他们能在比赛结束前取得胜利。