Japan boss Haijime Moriyasu hailed his battling Bhoys as the Blue Samurai almost kept Brazil at bay.
Kyogo Furuhashi and Daizen Maeda both featured for their national side as the Samba Stars required a late penalty in the 1-0 friend win in Tokyo.
Kyogo played 65 minutes through the middle for Japan and caused plenty of problems – before being replaced by his Celtic teammate for the remainder of the match.
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