Philippe Coutinho came on as a substitute as Brazil beat Ecuador 1-0 in a friendly encounter in New Jersey.

Liverpool's No.10 entered the action as a 66th minute replacement for Diego Tardelli in the game at the MetLife Stadium.

Chelsea star Willian scored the only goal of the game for Dunga's side.

Meanwhile, there was joy for Joe Allen and Dejan Lovren as Wales and Croatia enjoyed winning starts to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.

Allen gave a superb display in midfield as two goals from Gareth Bale clinched a 2-1 win for Chris Coleman's side in Andorra, while Lovren also played the full 90 minute as Croatia enjoyed a 2-0 home win over Malta.

It was also a good night for Emre Can as he supplied a hat-trick of assists in Germany U21s' 8-0 rout of Romania.