Kaishu Sano scored an outstanding particular person purpose to provide Japan a shock 1-0 lead of their World Cup round of 32 tie with Brazil.
Japan have by no means received a knockout sport on the World Cup and, regardless of beating the Selecao in a pleasant final yr, went into the match towards the five-time world champions as clear underdogs.
They spent a lot of the opening levels on the again foot as Brazil dominated possession however, shortly after the hydration break, Japan shocked Carlo Ancelotti’s males as Sano scored his first World Cup purpose.
Sano pounced on a sloppy cross from Danilo earlier than surging previous Casemiro and unleashing a exact low effort that beat Alisson and flew into the bottom-left nook.
Brazil are hoping to finish a 24-year look forward to a sixth title, having solely gone past the quarter-finals as soon as since their 2002 triumph.
However Sano’s purpose left Brazil needing to supply a comeback to even attain the last-16 and keep away from an exit that might go down as a humiliating failure for the World Cup’s most profitable nation.
