It is the itch that England have struggled to scratch. Rarely do they get very much from Brazil; their record in games with them is worse than that against any other opponent and it was a night when things got worse, adding a worry line or two to Gareth Southgate’s brow.
It was meant to be different, a friendly to fine-tune for the European Championship in the summer, even as Southgate missed key players – most notably the captain Harry Kane, Luke Shaw and Bukayo Saka. Brazil had been portrayed as being in crisis, the new manager, Dorival Júnior, warning that he did not have a magic wand. By the end, it looked as though he did.
Written by David Hytner at Wembley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/23/england-brazil-friendly-international-match-report under the title “Brazil starlet Endrick scores only goal to dent England’s Euro 2024 buildup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
