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Japan stun Brazil 3-2 in stoppage time as Ancelotti, Raphinha sent off
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Yellow card Kaishu SANO (Japan) is booked by
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Yellow card CASEMIRO (Brazil) is booked by the
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Goal Kaishu SANO (Japan) scores!!
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Yellow card Daichi KAMADA (Japan) is booked by
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Yellow card DANILO (Brazil) is booked by the
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Goal CASEMIRO (Brazil) scores!!
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Yellow card Junnosuke SUZUKI (Japan) is booked by
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Goal GABRIEL MARTINELLI (Brazil) scores!!
Brazil squad
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1 ALISSON Goalkeeper
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3 GABRIEL MAGALHAES Defender
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4 MARQUINHOS C Defender
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5 CASEMIRO Midfielder
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7 VINICIUS JUNIOR Forward
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8 BRUNO GUIMARAES Midfielder
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9 MATHEUS CUNHA Forward
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13 DANILO Defender
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16 DOUGLAS SANTOS Defender
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20 LUCAS PAQUETA Midfielder
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26 RAYAN Forward
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2 EDERSON SILVA Midfielder
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6 ALEX SANDRO Defender
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10 NEYMAR JR Forward
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12 WEVERTON Goalkeeper
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14 BREMER Defender
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15 LEO PEREIRA Defender
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17 FABINHO Midfielder
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18 DANILO SANTOS Midfielder
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19 ENDRICK Forward
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21 LUIZ HENRIQUE Forward
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22 GABRIEL MARTINELLI Forward
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23 EDERSON Goalkeeper
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24 ROGER IBANEZ Defender
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25 IGOR THIAGO Forward
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11 RAPHINHA Forward
Japan squad
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1 Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper
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3 Shogo TANIGUCHI Defender
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10 Ritsu DOAN C Midfielder
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11 Daizen MAEDA Midfielder
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13 Keito Nakamura Midfielder
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14 Junya ITO Midfielder
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15 Daichi KAMADA Midfielder
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18 Ayase UEDA Forward
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21 Hiroki ITO Defender
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22 Takehiro TOMIYASU Defender
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24 Kaishu SANO Midfielder
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2 Yukinari Sugawara Defender
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4 Kou ITAKURA Defender
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5 Yuto NAGATOMO Defender
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6 Shuto MACHINO Forward
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7 Ao TANAKA Midfielder
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8 Takefusa KUBO Midfielder
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9 Keisuke GOTO Forward
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12 Keisuke OSAKO Goalkeeper
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16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe Defender
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17 Yuito SUZUKI Midfielder
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19 Koki OGAWA Forward
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20 Ayumu SEKO Defender
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23 Tomoki HAYAKAWA Goalkeeper
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25 Junnosuke SUZUKI Defender
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26 Kento SHIOGAI Forward
Japan beat Brazil 3-2 in a friendly in Singapore, scoring the winner in stoppage time after Brazil had recovered from a two-goal deficit. The result matters to Japan as it avenged their last-32 World Cup defeat by Brazil in June, when a stoppage-time goal gave Brazil a 2-1 win.
Takefusa Kubo and Keito Nakamura put Japan 2-0 ahead within 19 minutes, before Vinicius Jr scored twice to level the match. Substitute Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored his first international goal from Kodai Sano’s deflected effort; VAR upheld the goal after Brazil appealed for a foul, and Raphinha and manager Carlo Ancelotti were sent off for protesting. The match drew 38,688 spectators, and Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said he expects to hand over to successor Go Oiwa after Tuesday’s friendly against Paraguay.
In short
- Japan beat Brazil 3-2 with a stoppage-time winner.
- Sakamoto scored his first international goal.
- Raphinha and Ancelotti were sent off after protests.
Explained simply
Japan and Brazil are national football teams, and a friendly is a match that does not count towards a tournament or qualifying campaign. Japan’s team is led by coach Hajime Moriyasu, while Brazil is managed by Carlo Ancelotti. Players mentioned in the story include Japan’s Takefusa Kubo and Keito Nakamura, and Brazil’s Vinicius Jr and Raphinha.
The teams met in the last 32 of the World Cup in June, when Brazil won 2-1 with a goal in stoppage time, the added minutes at the end of a half. That result provides the background to this Singapore friendly, which also drew attention to a possible change in Japan’s coaching staff: Moriyasu has said he expects Go Oiwa to take over after the team’s next match.
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