亚洲的日本队30日同06世界杯东道主德国队在勒沃库森进行了一场热身赛。虽然日本队凭借效力于德甲的高原直泰在下半场八分钟内连入两球，但最终还是被苏醒过来的“德国战车”追平，最终两队以2：2握手言和。

Germany had to come from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw against Japan in their World Cup warm-up match in Leverkusen. The World Cup hosts found themselves two goals behind after Naohiro Takahara scored twiceto put Japan in charge.

赛后德国队队长巴拉克接受了采访。“比赛进行得很艰苦。”他说：“毕竟我们的备战才刚刚进行到一半，球员们都感到腿比较发沉，这很正常。我们还有十天的备战期，重要的是在比赛中我们能从逆境中追平对手。”

"It was hard, we are in the middle of preparations and it showed - our legs were tired. This is normal, we still have 10 days and the main thing is we came back," said Germany captain Ballack.

本场比赛中日本队在其巴西籍主教练济科的统领下，攻防有章。赛后济科对日本队的表现也表示满意。

Japan's Brazilian coach Zico looked to have his side in great order and was happy with the performance.

“在比赛中我们进攻有序，一度领先对手，这很好。”济科赛后表示：“实际上我们还有机会获胜。我们今天的传接球流畅、快速，机会也很多，把握得好的话可以打进对手更多的球。总之我们目前处在一个非常理想的阶段。”

"We developed our game very well and we led and that was very good, and we could have won," said Zico.

"We played many quick passes and had many chances and we could have scored more. We are at a good stage."

6月2日德国队将同哥伦比亚队进行世界杯开赛前的最后一场热身赛，而日本队也将在本场比赛良好表现的鼓舞下继续备战，他们在小组赛中的对手是巴西、澳大利亚和克罗地亚。

Germany plays Colombia on Friday in Moenchengladbach in its final test before the World Cup, while Japan will be buoyed by a good display, as they prepare to face Brazil, Australia and Croatia in a tough World Cup group.