Brazil Loses 3-2 to Japan Despite Vinicius Brace with Red Cards for Ancelotti and Raphinha
Vinicius Junior scored twice for Brazil, but Japan won on Tatsuhiro Sakamoto’s stoppage-time goal after Carlo Ancelotti and Raphinha were sent off.
- Japan defeated Brazil 3-2 on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at the National Stadium in Singapore after substitute Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored a dramatic added-time winner.
- Early strikes by midfielder Takefusa Kubo and winger Keito Nakamura gave the hosts a two-goal lead within 19 minutes, though the South Americans' forward Vinicius Jr. later equalized with a brilliant second-half brace.
- Protesting a perceived foul, Referee Jansen Foo sent off coach Carlo Ancelotti and captain Raphinha, as players and staff expressed intense frustration with the officiating standards during the match's volatile final moments.
- Official figures recorded 38,688 fans at the venue, while the veteran claimed the referee lacked the experience required to manage a high-level fixture, stating, "I think he didn't have the experience to manage this type of match."
- The five-time world champions will remain in Southeast Asia to continue their tour, set to play a final friendly on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, as the team continues to develop its squad.
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Japan beat Brazil 3-2 in a spectacular friendly at the National Stadium in Singapore. The home team took a two-goal lead inside the first 20 minutes, Brazil equalized after the break, but Tatsuhiro Sakamoto sealed the victory for the Japanese with a goal in the 90+1 minute. The goal was upheld after a VAR review. Takefusa Kubo opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Ritsu Doan found his teammate with a through ball, and Kubo finished the attack w…
Not two Vinícius Junior hits were enough to rescue Carlo Ancelotti from the ghosts that chase Brazil, defeated this Saturday by Japan (3-2) with some Sakamoto in the last breath, which turned into a collective frustration the personal claim of the striker of Real Madrid, author of two geniuses that ended without prize.
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti highlighted the referee's decision to side with Japan after he and Raphinha received a red card.
Brazil lost 3-2 to Japan in a friendly match in Singapore, conceding a goal in the 90+1st minute. Following protests that a foul had been committed before the goal, Carlo Ancelotti and Raphinha of the Brazilian side received red cards for entering the pitch.
The Toronto Star
Brazil loses 3-2 to Japan despite Vinicius brace with red cards for Ancelotti and Raphinha
SINGAPORE (AP) — Two spectacular goals from Vinicius Jr. weren't enough to prevent Brazil from losing 3-2 to Japan in a feisty international friendly in Singapore on Saturday that ended
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