OITA -- Hisato Sato came off the bench to score a late winner as Japan beat Ecuador 1-0 in a World Cup warmup at Oita Stadium Big Eye on Thursday.
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The Sanfrecce Hiroshima forward staked a claim for a place on Zico's World Cup squad when he got on the end of an Alex Santos cross to flick the ball beyond Ecuador 'keeper Cristian Mora on 85 minutes.