Gundogan penalty gives Germany 1-0 lead over Japan at halftime

Germany's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring the first goal in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Group E match Germany v Japan at the Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar on 23 November, 2022Reuters

Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan gave four-times world champions Germany a 1-0 lead over Japan at halftime after scoring a penalty in the 33rd minute in their FIFA World Cup Group E match at the Khalifa International Stadium on Wednesday.

Germany's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring their first goal with Thomas Muller
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Gundogan sent Japan Shuichi Gonda the wrong way after the goalkeeper's challenge on David Raum awarded the spot kick to Germany.

Forward Kai Havertz thought he had made it 2-0 before the break but VAR deemed it offside, while Japan forward Daizen Maeda also had a goal disallowed.