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That wasn’t a great night for England, particularly in attack. Anthony Gordon had a decent debut, but Ollie Watkins faded, Phil Foden was quiet and Jude Bellingham was shackled by fair means or foul. England were also vulnerable on the break. While there’s nothing to worry about in the grand scheme, Gareth Southgate would have hoped for a bit more.
Full time: England 0-1 Brazil
Peep peep! A late goal from the substitute Endrick gives Brazil their first victory at Wembley since 1995. He lies face down on the Wembley turf, trying to process what he’s just achieved. At 17 years 246 days, he is apparently the youngest goalscorer in Wembley history.
90+5 min Endrick almost makes it 2-0 with the last kick of the game. Brazil broke three-on-one from an England corner, with Andreas putting Endrick clear. His shot was saved with his legs by Pickford.
90+3 min Rice’s excellent first-time cross is just taken off the head of Rashford by Danilo, who celebrates as if he’s scored a goal himself.
90+2 min England continue to press, though there’s no conviction at all really.
90 min Rashford dances into the area but tries to beat one man too many and is challenged by Pablo Maia. There will be four minutes of added time.
89 min: Double substitution for Brazil Gleison Bremer, who is a beast of a man, and Pablo Maia come on for Wendell and Vinicius Jr.
88 min It wasn’t Gomez playing Vinicius Jr onside for the goal. It might have been Rice but it’s hard to be sure.
87 min Rashford finds the underlapping Gomez, whose cross is cut out at the near post. England aren’t attacking with much conviction.
86 min The flip side is that this would be a fantastic start as Brazil manager for Dorival Junior, especially as he has given debuts to six or seven players tonight.
85 min It was a really good ball from Andreas that ultimately led to Endrick’s goal. Vinicius Jr was being played onside by somebody on the England left, possibly Gomez.
84 min Defeat would be a blow to England, their first since the World Cup quarter-final, but both teams are without a number of key players so there’s no reason to … oh I can’t be bothered, we all know what the reaction will be. I can feel the hashtags already.
Dunk’s header only went as far as Andreas on the halfway line. He curled an early ball in behind, which allowed Vinicius Jr to surge through on goal. Pickford did well to save his shot but Endrick put the rebound into the empty net.
England are convinced Vinicius Jr and/or Endrick were offside. Replays show they were both onside and the goal stands.
GOAL! England 0-1 Brazil (Endrick 80)
The 17-year-old Endrick has scored his first goal for Brazil!
79 min: Double substitution for Brazil Douglas Luiz and Savio, the Manchester City-bound teenager making his debut, come on for Raphinha and Bruno Guimaraes.
77 min Mainoo has had plenty of touches already, just simple short passes in midfield. Rashford has his first touch, combining well with Foden before being challenged by Raphinha.
75 min: Double substitution for England Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo, making his debut at the age of 18, come on for Anthony Gordon and Conor Gallagher.
Gordon will be pretty pleased with his debut, particularly some of his combinations in the final third.
74 min A lovely run from Bowen, who beats three players, including a nutmeg on Wendell, before Bruno Guimaraes gets across to dump him and the ball into touch. Legally, I should stress.
73 min Dunk dithers and is robbed by Raphinha, whose shot is then blocked, I think by Dunk.
72 min “The tone of that piece on Sven was like the third act of an Alexander Payne movie,” writes Niall Mullen. “ A sort of quiet sadness tinged with a believable amount of hope that arises after the circus passes. The semi-frozen lake with its absence of paparazzi was particularly poignant.
“I well remember the entorno that surrounded Sven and the golden generation of players. It seems grotesque really when juxtaposed with the uncomplaining dignity of a dying man looking back on his life. I guess the lesson, if there is one to be had, is that we should all resist becoming, even tangentially, part of the madness the next time it rolls around.”
71 min: Brazil substitution Andreas Pereira and – oh yes – the 17-year-old Endrick come on for Lucas Paqueta, who was outstanding with the ball, and Rodrygo.
70 min Gallagher goes over in the area after a challenge from Lucas Beraldo. It wasn’t the best tackle, and he didn’t get the ball, but maybe there wasn’t enough contact for a penalty.
68 min Gomez has gone to left-back. Bowen is on the right wing with Foden as the No10.
68 min “Seth Levine (at half time) is close, but not quite right,” argues David Wall. “The problem wasn’t squad numbers themselves, but when they came into club football. When they were something confined to national teams at tournaments squad numbers they were another of those things that made tournaments so much fun (like seeing unfamiliar teams and players, the on-screen graphics of the host country, the rituals of different groups of fans, three matches a day, etc). But when they came into club football they lost that novelty, and worse, were soon followed by names on shirts. And with names on shirts came increasing focus on the individual players rather than the team. And it’s downhill from there…”
67 min: Triple substitution for England Joe Gomez, Lewis Dunk and Jarrod Bowen replace Ben Chilwell, Harry Maguire and a frustrated Jude Bellingham.
64 min Gallagher’s cross from the right is headed back across goal and wide by Bellingham, who is now struggling with cramp. He was looking for Watkins rather than going for goal.
63 min: Just wide from Paqueta! What a fantastic effort. Bruno Guimaraes collected a clearance 30 yards out and fizzed an early pass towards Paqueta on the right edge of the area. The ball came to him at pace, bouncing a little awkwardly, but Paqueta had the confidence and ability to sweep a first-time curler that flashed just wide of the far post. Pickford wouldn’t have saved it.
62 min The second half has been a bit underwhelming so far.
61 min Bellingham tries to chip Bento from 35 yards but slices it well wide.
61 min “Completely disagree with people about not picking Chilwell or Gallagher,” says Claire McConnell. “Gallagher is the hardest working player I have ever watched and can electrify a team. And Chilwell is just coming back from injury and, if he has an injury free end to the season, will offer a great deal defensively, and has scored some key goals. What you are seeing today is a player working himself back into the game.”
59 min Stones shoots wide from distance after a good England move. Gordon played in the overlapping Chilwell, whose cutback towards Foden was intercepted. Bellingham pushed the loose ball back to Stones, who leathered it off target.
57 min Chilwell makes an important block from Raphinha’s shot, which came after good play from Bruno Guimaraes.
55 min Bellingham is getting frustrated by the stop-start nature of the game. It shouldn’t be an issue in the European Championship, where tactical fouling will be punished a lot more.
