International Friendly

FT Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Brazil DWWLW 2
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Japan LWDLD 3
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Tokyo Stadium · 44,920 att.

Match Report

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Brazil stunned by Japan's second-half fightback in friendly

Japan completed a stunning second-half turnaround to secure a first-ever victory over Brazil in Wednesday's friendly in Tokyo.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
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Yellow Cards
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Red Cards
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Offsides
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Corner Kicks
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Saves
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Possession
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SHOTS
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ON GOAL
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On Target %
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Penalty Goals
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Penalty Kicks Taken
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Accurate Passes
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Passes
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0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
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Crosses
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0.0
Cross %
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Long Balls
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Accurate Long Balls
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0.0
Long Balls %
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0
Blocked Shots
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0
Effective Tackles
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Tackles
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0.0
Tackle %
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Interceptions
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Effective Clearances
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Clearances
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Head to Head

BRA leads series 4-1

Lineups

JPN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 3Shogo TaniguchiCD
  3. 25Junnosuke SuzukiCD-L
  4. 4Tsuyoshi WatanabeCD-R
  5. 15Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 21Kaishu SanoCM-R
  7. 13Keito NakamuraLM
  8. 10Ritsu DoanRM
  9. 18Ayase UedaF
  10. 8Takumi MinaminoCF-L
  11. 20Takefusa KuboCF-R

BRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Hugo SouzaG
  2. 15Lucas BeraldoCD-L
  3. 14Fabrício BrunoCD-R
  4. 24Carlos AugustoLB
  5. 13Paulo HenriqueRB
  6. 5CasemiroCM
  7. 11Lucas PaquetáLM
  8. 8Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 7Vinícius JúniorF
  10. 22Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 19Luiz HenriqueRF

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Japan 0, Brazil 1. Paulo Henrique (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a through ball.
  2. 32' Goal! Japan 0, Brazil 2. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
  3. 52' Goal! Japan 1, Brazil 2. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  4. 54' Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  5. 57' Substitution, Brazil. Rodrygo replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  6. 57' Substitution, Brazil. Matheus Cunha replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  7. 57' Substitution, Brazil. Joelinton replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  8. 62' Goal! Japan 2, Brazil 2. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.
  9. 71' Goal! Japan 3, Brazil 2. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross following a corner.
  10. 74' Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Takumi Minamino.
  11. 74' Substitution, Japan. Shuto Machino replaces Ayase Ueda.
  12. 74' Substitution, Japan. Yuki Soma replaces Keito Nakamura.
  13. 75' Substitution, Brazil. Richarlison replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  14. 75' Substitution, Brazil. Estêvão replaces Luiz Henrique.
  15. 75' Substitution, Brazil. Caio Henrique replaces Carlos Augusto.
  16. 78' Ritsu Doan (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 78' Estêvão (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 85' Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Daichi Kamada.
  19. 85' Substitution, Japan. Henry Mochizuki replaces Ritsu Doan.

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