In a friendly in Tokyo last October, Brazil surrendered a two-goal halftime lead and watched Japan pull ahead for an eventual ?3-2 victory.
Rayan, a 19-year-old forward, was not part of Brazil¡¯s team that day, so perhaps he can be forgiven for admitting he doesn¡¯t know much about the Japanese squad.
¡°I don¡¯t know who their best player is,¡± Rayan said when a Japanese reporter asked him. ¡°I¡¯d have to watch the video to be able to tell you. We ?know that Japan is a very strong team, and we have to work hard to give it ?our ?all and beat them.¡±
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