Overview

• Brazil led 2-0 at halftime through goals from Luiz Henrique and Gabriel Martinelli.
• Takumi Minamino, Keito Nakamura and Ayase Ueda scored in the second half to turn the match around.
• Individual errors, including two costly moments involving defender Fabricio Bruno, were pivotal in Japan’s surge.
• Carlo Ancelotti shuffled his lineup, benching recent scorers Estevao and Rodrygo as he assessed squad depth.
• The defeat in front of nearly 45,000 at Tokyo’s Ajinomoto Stadium was Brazil’s second under Ancelotti, with November friendlies against Tunisia and Senegal up next.