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Luke Thrower

What Arsenal star Takehiro Tomiyasu did at full-time amid shock Japan World Cup win over Germany

Ten Arsenal stars from across the globe are in Qatar taking part in the 2022 World Cup, a tournament that has provided many upsets within only the first few group stage matches. The likes of Bukayo Saka and Matt Turner have already featured for their countries, with Takehiro Tomiyasu following them up shortly after.

The Japanese international didn't start against 2014 World champions Germany, still making a return from an injury that kept him out for a period with the Gunners. The defender has been a stalwart in the backline for Japan as of late, with his absence from the line-up being a huge blow.

The Samurai Blue went a goal down to Ilkay Gundogan's first-half penalty after a foul in the box from goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda led to the spot kick. Germany failed to kill the game off though, with Tomiyasu coming off the bench in the second half to help his side out.

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