Germany train in full capacity ahead of World Cup opener v Japan

Germany trained at the city of Al Shamal, 110 km north of Doha, on Sunday, as they continue preparations ahead of their Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Group E opener against Japan on Wednesday (23rd November).

Debutant Niclas Fullkrug, for Germany, was back on the pitch after he missed yesterday's training due to a cold.

Die Nationalelf arrive at Qatar desperate to erase the bitter memories of their embarrassing failure four years ago.

They were spectacularly dumped out of the World Cup in Russia 2018 after suffering defeats to Mexico and South Korea to go home as bottom placed in their group.