the germany side. and with seven to go, the turnaround was complete. takuma asano s emphatic finish helping the samurai blue put germany to the sword. flick s picks humbled butjapanese joy in doha. the fourth day of the world cup also saw another protest by players. it gave us perhaps the most striking image of the day the german team posing for a photo before kick off, putting their hand to their mouths. that is something that is a cross today s newspapers in the uk, its in many of the front pages. to be in no doubts about what they meant the team tweeted this message saying it wasn t about making a political statement human rights are non negotiable. that should be taken for granted, but it still isn t the case. that s why this message is so important to us. denying us the armband is the same as denying us a voice.
quite a subdued reaction from germany too. but in tokyo you can see exactly what the result meant to the fans watching there literally having a party in the middle of the street. away from the action, perhaps the most striking image of the day was this the german team posing for a photo before kick off, putting their hands to their mouths. to be in no doubts about what they meant the team tweeted this message saying it wasn t about making a political statement human rights are non negotiable. that should be taken for granted, but it still isn t the case. that s why this message is so important to us.denying us the armband is the same as denying us a voice. we stand by our position. with more, from doha here s shaimaa khalil. this is proving to be a very interesting world cup on and off the pitch.