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Ancelotti's Brazil Stuns Japan with Stoppage-Time Winner

7/4/2026

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Brazil beat Japan after Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal in stoppage time.
Carlo Ancelotti, in his first national-team role, led the comeback.
Ancelotti left Neymar out of the starting XI, used him for 14 minutes versus Scotland, and says he can play a full 90 minutes.
Brazil has not beaten a European side in a knockout since 2002, after losses to France, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Croatia.

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Brazil beat Japan after Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal in stoppage time.
Carlo Ancelotti, in his first national-team role, led the comeback.
Ancelotti left Neymar out of the starting XI, used him for 14 minutes versus Scotland, and says he can play a full 90 minutes.
Brazil has not beaten a European side in a knockout since 2002, after losses to France, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Croatia.