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Bishop shines with two assists, wins for Ito and Laimer

Tom Bischof captained Germany U21s to a crucial 2-0 victory with two assists, while Hiroki Ito helped Japan edge England 1-0.

Tom Bischof delivered a stellar performance for the Germany U21s, setting up both goals in a 2-0 away win over Greece that moved them top of their qualifying group.

Hiroki Ito started for Japan in their 1-0 friendly win over England at Wembley, though Harry Kane did not feature. Meanwhile, Konrad Laimer played the full 90 minutes for Austria in their 1-0 loss to South Korea, where teammate Minjae Kim also started.