Overview

• Brazil led 2-0 at half-time through Luiz Henrique and Gabriel Martinelli before Takumi Minamino, Keito Nakamura and Ayase Ueda completed Japan's comeback.
• Carlo Ancelotti fielded a heavily rotated lineup from the 5-0 win over South Korea, a decision widely questioned after the second-half collapse.
• Ancelotti said the team "fell apart mentally" following a defensive error by Fabricio Bruno and stressed that individual mistakes will not by themselves rule players out.
• The loss was Brazil's second under Ancelotti, following a 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Bolivia, and Japan's first victory over Brazil in 14 meetings.
• A near-capacity crowd of about 45,000 watched at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium as Brazil looked ahead to November friendlies against Senegal in England and Tunisia in France.