ENGLAND have lost once again to Brazil in their Euro 2024 preparations Wembley affair – and it’s Endrick who has stolen the headlines.
The Three Lions cannot say it hadn’t been coming especially when woeful defending led to Lucas Paqueta hitting the post.
And they were eventually punished when super sub Endrick came on to hand Brazil the win.
- RESULT: England 0-1 Brazil
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- England starting XI: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell; Gallagher, Rice; Foden, Bellingham, Gordon; Watkins
- Brazil starting XI: Bento; Danilo, Bruno, Beraldo, Wendell, Guimaraes, Gomes; Rodrygo, Paqueta, Vinicius Jr; Raphinha
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That’s all from Wembley Stadium
England have been beaten on home soil for the first time in four years, but there’s no reason to panic – yet.
The Euros remain three months away, and this evening could yet prove to be an important experience for those players who end up having crucial – if peripheral – roles to play.
And the Three Lions will get another opportunity to test themselves against high-calibre opposition when they take on Belgium here on Tuesday.
We’ll be back at Wembley then with live coverage of all the action – you won’t miss a kick.
Until then, thanks for joining us and goodnight.
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Before we sign off from the home of football for the night, let’s relive this evening’s action with Dave Kidd’s match report of England’s 1-0 defeat to Brazil at Wembley.
Get your prayer mats out and ask the big man upstairs to keep Harry Kane fit for the Euros – because it was no Kane, no party as England suffered their first defeat since the World Cup, courtesy of a late strike from Brazil’s new wonderkid Endrick.
Dave Kidd
Plenty of positives for Southgate
Gareth Southgate insisted at looking at the bigger picture after England had fallen to defeat by Brazil at Wembley.
The Three Lions boss believes there are many reasons for optimism following a game in which he handed England debuts to Anthony Gordon, Ezri Konsa and Kobbie Mainoo.
I thought there were lots of very good performances. It was a top level game and we’ve controlled long parts of it. We’ve had as many attempts at goal as them, and in the end it’s that ruthless moment that decides the game. But we’ve had a couple of debuts, some players with very few caps, and there were some very important individual performances.
Gareth Southgate
Match stats from Wembley Stadium
England failed to kick on in the second half after a steady opening 45 minutes, and only managed to must three shots on target across the whole encounter.
Full time – England 0-1 Brazil
It’s all over, and England’s undefeated run at Wembley comes to an end.
The Three Lions were last beaten here by Denmark in the Nations League back in October 2020 – 21 home games ago.
The only goal was scored by 17-year-old substitute Endrick, his first goal for his country that made him the youngest ever player to score in a senior men’s game at Wembley.
England 0-1 Brazil
90+5. In the final seconds of the encounter, Brazil break from an England corner.
Pereira once again shows composure to cooly play in Endrick, who should bag a second, but sees his shot stopped by Pickford.
England 0-1 Brazil
90+2. Joao Gomes infuriates Ezri Konsa by knocking the ball out of his hands as he prepares to take a throw-in.
It’s Wolves v Aston Villa, what do you expect?
England 0-1 Brazil
90. The board goes up to signal four minutes of stoppage time, which is just long enough for Rashford to misdirect a header into the nearest defender at the far post.
England 0-1 Brazil – Brazil substitutions
88. A final two changes for the South Americans.
Wendell and Vinicius Junior head off to be replaced by Bremer and Pablo Maia.
England 0-1 Brazil
86. Mainoo has settled into the match seamlessly despite Brazil’s late strike.
The youngster appears completely unfazed by international football.
England 0-1 Brazil
84. The majority of this Wembley crowd are feeling flat now after that goal, and are unlikely to help England back into the game.
Instead, the hosts are going to have to conjure some inspiration themselves, and – sad to say – it looks unlikely.
England 0-1 Brazil
82. As the game restarts, television viewers are shown the still that clearly has Endrick behind the ball when Vinicius Junior struck his shot…
…but that didn’t seem to be the call that England were asking about.
Instead, their appeals centred around Vinicius Junior’s original run on to Pereira’s pass.
England 0-1 Brazil
80. A wonderful moment for 17-year-old Endrick!
But England are absolutely furious!
Andreas Pereira clips a delightful pass over the home defence for Vinicius Junior to race on to, and although the forward’s shot is blocked by Jordan Pickford, Brazil’s teenage substitute follows it in to fire into the empty net.
John Stones, Lewis Dunk and an array of players in white shirts surround the referee, desperately asking for an offside in the build-up, but after a very brief VAR check, the goal is deemed to stand.
Brazil lead at Wembley!
Teenage kicks!
England 0-0 Brazil – Brazil substitutions
78. Two more substititions for Brazil.
Douglas Luiz joins Aston Villa players Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins on the pitch, and also on is Savio – the Girona star on loan from Manchester City, who will be in the first team squad at the Etihad next season.
Raphinha and Bruno Guimaraes are the players who take their leave.
England 0-0 Brazil
76. A confident early touch for Mainoo, who receives the ball from defence, pushes forward and eventually lays off to Gomez on the left.
England 0-0 Brazil – England substitutions
75. It’s a Manchester United moment.
Two more switches for the hosts bring in Marcus Rashford, and 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo, who becomes the 14th teenager in history to represent the senior England side.
The pair replace Conor Gallagher and Anthony Gordon.
England 0-0 Brazil
73. Dunk, so to react in the first instance, comes to England’s rescue with a perfectly-timed block to deny Raphinha.
Vinicius Junior retrieves the play, but wastes it uncharacteristically with a horrible miscue.
England 0-0 Brazil – Brazil substitutions
71. A couple of interesting changes for the visitors.
First on is Fulham’s Andreas Pereira for only his second international cap, and his first in more than five years.
Also coming on is the much-heralded Endrick, the 17-year-old striking sensation who will soon be joining Real Madrid.
Rodrygo and Lucas Paqueta make way.
England 0-0 Brazil
70. Gallagher goes down under pressure in the penalty area, but already has a wry smile on his face as he looks hopefully towards the unimpressed referee.
England 0-0 Brazil
68. With Chilwell’s removal, it looks as though Joe Gomez is going to continue in the left-back role that he has filled in at for Liverpool this season.
England 0-0 Brazil – England triple substitution
66. A trio of England changes sees Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez and Jarrod Bowen introduced into the ‘action’.
Off go Harry Maguire, Ben Chilwell, and – as predicted – Jude Bellingham.
England 0-0 Brazil
64. A Konsa free-kick upfield ends up falling for Bellingham, whose snapshot is wide of the target.
It looks like that will be the Real Madrid’s man last involvement tonight.
England 0-0 Brazil
62. There’s movement on the England bench, and changes could be amount to be made.
England 0-0 Brazil
60. Now it’s Paqueta’s turn to have a speculative effort from long range.
Pickford throws himself to his right as the ball veers wide, more for the cameras than anything else.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
