Japan come from behind to beat Brazil 3-2 with stoppage-time winner

Japan beat Brazil 3-2 in a friendly at Singapore’s National Stadium on Saturday, as substitute Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored the winner in stoppage time for his first international goal.

Japan took the lead through Takefusa Kubo and Keito Nakamura in the first 19 minutes, before Vinícius Júnior pulled one back for Brazil in the 33rd minute and then equalised in the 75th. In stoppage time, the ball fell to Sakamoto after Kōdai Sano’s attempt was deflected by a defender, and he scored the winner.

Brazil’s players protested that there had been a foul in the build-up, but the video assistant referee upheld the goal, and Raphinha was sent off after his vehement protest.