Asia's pride! Japan comes back from behind to beat Brazil 3-2 for their first-ever victory against them, with Junya Ito assisting twice.

At 18:30 Beijing time on October 14th, the Kirin Cup match between Japan and Brazil took place.

During the first half, Ayase Ueda failed to convert an open chance, while Paulinho Enrique and Martinelli scored for Brazil, putting Japan 0-2 behind at halftime; in the second half, Bruno’s error led to a gift goal, Takumi Minamino scored to reduce the deficit, Keito Nakamura equalized, Ueda struck the post before netting the go-ahead goal, and Junya Ito came on as a substitute to deliver two assists.

In the end, Japan completed a 3-2 comeback over Brazil, marking their first-ever win against them in history!

Japan vs Brazil,Coach Hajime Moriyasu deployed a 3-4-2-1 formation with Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) leading the attack, supported by Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) and Takumi Minamino (Monaco) behind him. The midfield four consisted of Ritsu Doan (Frankfurt), Kaishu Sano (Mainz), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), and Keito Nakamura (Reims). The back three were Go Watanabe (Feyenoord), Shogo Taniguchi (Saint-Truiden), and Atsunori Suzuki (Copenhagen), with goalkeeper Ayane Suzuki (Palmeiras). The starting lineup’s total market value was 150 million euros.This starting eleven was entirely made up of overseas players, all competing in Europe’s top leagues; Carlo Ancelotti set Brazil up in a 4-3-3 formation with Martinelli, Vinicius Jr., and Paulinho Enrique forming the front three, Paqueta, Casemiro, and Guimaraes in midfield, Augusto, Beraldo, Bruno, and Paulinho Enrique in defense, and Hugo Souza in goal. The starting lineup’s market value was 422 million euros.

Japanese football once again defeated a former World Cup champion, coming from behind twice to secure their first-ever win against Brazil. In this match, Brazil’s home defender Bruno gifted two goals and substituted their most crucial player Guimaraes in the 57th minute, which led to conceding two more goals and losing the match. Japan’s victory was aided by luck and Brazil’s rotation, but it must be acknowledged that Japanese football is now Asia’s shining star, far surpassing South Korea. Ancelotti’s Brazil still faces many issues, especially the large gap between starters and substitutes. The biggest difference between Vinicius Jr. and Mbappe is that Vinicius cannot play as a number 9; meanwhile, Japan’s starters and substitutes are much closer in quality.

Congratulations to Japan on their first-ever victory against Brazil, which brings tremendous confidence for Japan heading into next year’s World Cup. Hajime Moriyasu delivered on his promise by leading Japan to defeat Brazil.

Throughout the match, Japan held only 33% possession but managed 15 shots with 6 on target; Brazil had 8 shots with 4 on target.