Japan is defeated by Brazil. Brazil defeated Japan 1-0 thanks to a fantastic penalty from Neymar. After confronting native Samurai resistance, the visitors had to fight hard for their victory. After Richarlison was fouled inside the box, Neymar went up to the spot and finished calmly.
A penalty kick by Neymar On Monday, Patrice Evra scored 13 minutes from time to give Brazil a 1-0 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers Japan at Tokyo’s National Stadium, bringing him within three goals of Pele’s all-time national scoring record.
After being frustrated by the Japanese goalkeeper on multiple occasions, the attacker calmly tucked the ball past Shuichi Gonda to score his 74th goal in 119 international appearances in front of a rain-soaked crowd of 63,638 supporters.
Brazil’s victory comes after a 5-1 thrashing of South Korea on Thursday, as Tite’s team prepares for the World Cup in Qatar next November.
Lucas Paqueta hit the post in the opening two minutes after latching on to Neymar’s instinctive backheel pass inside the box.
Soon after, Fred blasted over from distance, forcing Shuichi Gonda to save with his feet, before Neymar’s firm-hit, curling effort from outside the area was palmed to safety by the goalkeeper after flying through a horde of players.
Three minutes before the end of the half, Gonda was called upon to keep out the visitors, with Pacqueta slipping the ball through to Neymar, but the Paris St. Germain striker was denied.
Neymar kept probing, and eight minutes after the restart, his effort was blocked by Endo’s head, while Ko Itakura made a brilliantly timed intervention to put himself between the Brazilian striker’s volley and the Japan goal.
The pressure eventually got to Neymar, who was once again at the center of the action. Gonda saved the 30-year-original old’s effort, but as substitute Richarlison moved to gather the ball, he was pulled down by Endo, and referee Alireza Faghani pointed to the spot.
Neymar sent Gonda the wrong way for his ninth goal against the Japanese in five outings, moving closer to overtaking Pele’s long-standing record.
Japan Playing XI: Shuichi Gonda; Yuto Nagatomo, Maya Yoshida, Ko Itakura, Yuta Nakayama; Ao Tanaka, Wataru Endo, Genki Haraguchi; Junya Ito, Kyogo Furuhashi, Takumi Minamino; Junya Ito, Kyogo Furuhashi, Takumi Minamino; Junya Ito, Kyogo Furuhashi, Takumi Min
Brazil Playing XI: Alisson; Guilherme Arana, Marquinhos, Eder Militao, Dani Alves; Lucas Paqueta, Casemiro, Fred; Vinicius Junior, Neymar, Raphina; Vinicius Junior, Neymar, Raphina
