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Brazil lose to Japan as Raphinha is sent off; Argentina fall to Uruguay
Brazil lost 3-2 to Japan in Singapore after recovering from a two-goal deficit, with the match ending in disorder. Raphinha was sent off for protesting Japan’s stoppage-time winner, and Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti also saw red.
Argentina’s first match since Lionel Messi’s international retirement ended in a 2-1 home defeat to Uruguay. Uruguay scored through an own goal by Leonardo Balerdi and a strike from Maximiliano Araújo before Julián Álvarez replied; Argentina left Messi’s No 10 shirt vacant as it begins a new chapter under Lionel Scaloni, whose contract runs to 2030.
In short
- Japan beat Brazil 3-2 with a stoppage-time winner.
- Raphinha and Carlo Ancelotti were sent off.
- Argentina lost 2-1 to Uruguay in its first match since Messi retired.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Raphinha sees red as Brazil stunned by Japan while Argentina’s post-Messi era starts with defeat”.