Overview

• Brazil led 2-0 at halftime through Paulo Henrique and Gabriel Martinelli before conceding three after the break.
• Takumi Minamino, Nakamura and Ueda scored for Japan, with Ueda heading the 71st-minute winner in Tokyo.
• The defeat is Ancelotti’s second since his May 2025 appointment, following a September loss to Bolivia.
• Reporting singles out defensive errors by Fabricio Bruno and notes debutant goalkeeper Hugo Souza’s imperfect intervention on the deciding goal.
• Ancelotti rotated heavily, leaving in-form attackers Rodrygo and Estevao out of the starting XI, as Inter’s Carlos Augusto started and was substituted in the 75th minute; Japan earned its first victory over Brazil.