The lively left winger is not underestimating the challenge that faces Japan against the four-times World Cup winners at Khalifa International Stadium but thinks they have a chance of making a winning start if they prepare well.
"They put many players in front of the attacking space, so they have a weakness against the counter-attack, so we are preparing for this," he added. A late developer after spurning a professional contract to spend three years at university, Mitoma has earned comparisons to South Korea's Son Heung-min after some outstanding performances in the English Premier League.
"After playing in the first XI, I felt a bit more confident. I've only played a few games so I need to play more games. It'll help me a lot to play against Germany, they're a very good team with good organisation."
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