SERGE GNABRY helped Germany claim a point against defending Olympic champions Mexico.
The Arsenal winger came on a sub to net the World Champions’ first as they came from behind twice in an exciting 2-2 draw in Salvador.
Mexico – who won gold at London 2012 – took the lead early in the second half when 32-year-old skipper Oribe Peralta headed in from a corner.
Gnabry’s cool finish brought Germany level just six minutes later but Rodolfo Pizarro immediately restored the Mexicans’ lead as he tapped in a rebound from Marco Bueno’s header.
Manchester United target Hirving Lozano could have clinched it but his effort was saved from point-blank range by Timo Horn.
Gnabry hit the side-netting as Germany pressed for an equaliser and Borussia Dortmund defender Matthias Ginter – who flew 20,000km from Dortmund’s pre-season tour in China to Brazil –
nodded home to earn a late point.
South Korea scored THREE goals in two minutes on their way to a thumping 8-0 win over minnows Fiji.
Tottenham striker Son Heung-Min netted a penalty minutes after coming on as a substitute as Korea scored SEVEN second-half goals to go top of Group C.
Manchester City new-boy Gabriel Jesus missed a sitter as hosts Brazil flopped to a 0-0 draw with ten-man South Africa.
The £27million whizkid somehow hit the post with the goal gaping as Neymar and Co. were booed off in Brasilia.
Group A is finely poised after Iraq and Denmark also played out a goalless draw.
Geronimo Rulli, also linked with City, did his best impression of former United stopper Massimo Taibi as Argentina lost to Portugal.
The embarrassed keeper let Pite’s late strike go through his legs to hand the European champions a 2-0 win after a trademark piledriver from Goncalo Paciencia gave Portugal a second-half lead.
West Ham target Jonathan Calleri and Atletico Madrid striker Angel Correa failed to fire for Argentina.
Portugal lead Honduras on goal difference after Anthony Lozano netted the winner for the Central Americans after in a 3-2 thriller against Algeria.
Sweden and Colombia played out a 2-2 draw in hot and humid Manaus in the first game in Group B.
Dorlan Pabon’s late penalty cancelled out former Liverpool and Charlton midfielder Astrit Ajdarevic’s tap-in and striker Mikael Ishak’s first-half screamer.
While Nigeria won an incredible NINE-GOAL thriller against Japan to top the group.
Arsenal signing Takuma Asano scored in the second half for the Japanese but four goals from midfielder n secured a 5-4 win for Nigeria.
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