Germany 3 Japan 1

Germany beat Japan 3-1 in the World  League Semifinals in Johor Baru.
Germany:  (own Goal by Yamashita Manabu, fifth), Florian Fuchs 42nd, Chistopher Zeller 61st.
Japan: Kayukawa Koji 15th.
   German coach Marcus Weise: "The pitch was a little heavy because of a consistent drizzle, but it was still better than playing under the hot sun.
  "We have no control of our position in the group now, and frankly, it does not matter which team we play in the quarter-finals because we have no prefference."
    The coach was still coming to terms with the format of the tournament where all eight teams advance to the quarter-finals.
   "In this tournament even if you finish at the bottom of the pool you still play in the knock-out and even have a chance of becoming the eventual champions.
   "So, I don't see any importance in the group stages, and only the quarter-finals is where one needs to play really well."