Confederations Cup result

The Confederations Cup is under way in Brazil, and the hosts were off to a winning start:
Brazil 3-0 Japan.

Neymar's spectacular third-minute goal set hosts Brazil on their way to a comfortable victory over Japan in the opening game of the Confederations Cup. 

The Barcelona striker met Fred's knockdown on the edge of the area with a blistering shot into the top corner.

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Neymar scores superb opening goal

Paulinho made it 2-0 from a Dani Alves cross and Oscar sent Jo running clear to add a third goal in injury time.
The game was the first international match to use goal-line technology, but it was not needed for any decisions.
With less than a year to go until Brazil hosts the World Cup finals, this is a tournament that will act as a dress rehearsal for the South Americans - on and off the pitch.
The nation's infrastructure will be under scrutiny over the next two weeks but at the revamped Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, one of the stadia for 2014, the only work in progress of interest was Brazil's team.
Going into their first competitive fixture in 23 months, Luis Felipe Scolari's side had won just two of their previous nine games, and desperately needed a positive performance in front of a demanding home crowd.
So Neymar's superbly-taken goal, after only two minutes and 53 seconds, did much to lift the pressure on him and his team-mates.