Japan count on Bundesliga experience vs Germany

German Dettmar Cramer is known as the father of modern Japanese football after his work in the country in the 1960s and players such as Lukas Podolski and Pierre Litbasrki have played in Japan since.

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“We are very grateful to the Germans, they are role models for us,” Moriyasu told a news conference on Tuesday. “We are still developing, of course, and at the same time have incorporated good qualities from Japan into our playing style. So we have kind of mixed feelings about playing Germany but no matter who our opponents are, we are going to give absolutely the best performance that we can.”