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Brazil (U19)Details
| Date | League | Season | Full Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 1997 | International Tournament | High School 3rd Year | 96' |
Ground
| Nagai |
|---|
Results
| Team | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (U19) | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brazil (U19) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Recap
Japan vs Brazil was the final match of the World Youth Tournament in the Captain Tsubasa series. The host team (Japan) faced the favourites (Brazil) at the Nagai Track and Field Stadium (Osaka).
After a scoreless first half, Pepe came in for Brazil and helped Carlos Santana score the first goal of the match (59th minute). Right after that Taro Misaki replaced Mitsuru Sano and helped Tsubasa reverse the score, helping him in the play of the goal the latter scored in the 69th minute and scoring the 2-1 with a twin shot between the two of them (88th minute).
Natureza made his tournament debut immediately after that goal, and scored an incredible goal from outside the penalty area against Genzo Wakabayashi (becoming the second person to do so, after Xiao) in overtime.
For the extra time, Ken Wakashimazu and Hanji Urabe replaced the injured Wakabayashi and Ryo Ishizaki, and Tsubasa scored the golden goal in the 5th minute with an assist from Misaki.
Japan won the World Youth Tournament for the first time in history, and on home soil.