Endrick scores at Wembley as Brazil beat England

Brazil beat England 0-1 in a friendly at Wembley. The winning goal for the guests was scored by the 17-year-old reserve Endrick (81 min.)

The Palmeiras prodigy scored the first goal for his country in his third game for the men.

The victory is also the first for the new coach of "Seleção" Dorival Junior. The situation at the time of the hit was checked with VAR due to suspicions of an ambush, but it was clear that there was none.

The forward, who is due to join Real Madrid in July, has been tipped to succeed Neymar as Brazil's newest superstar, and his winning appearance off the bench was a fitting moment to come of age in his third appearance.

At 17 years and 246 days, Endrick is already the youngest goalscorer at an international tournament at Wembley. His appearance is a breath of fresh air for Brazil after an unusually stagnant period for the Seleção.

Ignored by Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti and frustrated by the failures of two caretaker managers, Dorival Junior has been tasked with ensuring Brazil qualify for the World Cup.

The English side performed poorly, although team boss Gareth Southgate was encouraged by the debut of Newcastle striker Anthony Gordon.

England wore their controversial new home shirt for the first time following criticism of Nike's decision to change the color of the St George's cross on the kit.

The shirt debate will soon be forgotten, but Southgate will not have fond memories as England lost at home for the first time in 21 games.

Belgium's friendly visit to Wembley on March 26 is the last chance for England's players to impress Southgate before he names his squad for the European Championships.

Southgate opted for Ollie Watkins over Ivan Toney at centre-forward for England, with Harry Kane ruled out with an ankle injury.

But Watkins has done nothing to suggest he can shoulder the burden if Kane gets injured.

In the first meeting for seven years, England were out of sync from the moment Watkins squandered his only chance, receiving a pass from Conor Gallagher and firing over from close range.

In the 20th minute, England's stand-in captain Kyle Walker suffered a hamstring injury.

Brazil, who were causing England problems with their pace and movement, were inches away from taking the lead when Lucas Paqueta's 12-metre strike hit the post.

They went close again when Harry Maguire's backscissor was intercepted by Rafinha and he fired a shot wide. /BGNES