Hajime Moriyasu will step down after Tuesday’s friendly against Paraguay but remains confident Japan are on course to become a major footballing nation. (EPA Images pic) SINGAPORE: Coach Hajime Moriyasu said Japan can become the best in the world after beating Brazil for a second time, as he prepares to step down after eight years in charge.
Japan shocked the five-times world champions 3-2 in a friendly in Singapore on Saturday, with substitute Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scoring an injury-time winner.
The victory came just more than a year after Japan beat Brazil for the first time in a friendly in Tokyo.
Brazil eliminated Japan from this year's World Cup in North America with a 2-1 win in the last 32.
