Brazil beat Japan 2-1 in the round of 32 match of the 2026 World Cup played on JUN 29 at NRG Stadium (Houston, USA), with a capacity of 68 777. Goals from K. Sano (29′), Casemiro (56′), G. Martinelli (90′). Casemiro was named player of the match (rating 8.0).
🇺🇸 Houston · USA · 68 777
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- 29'K. Sano
- 56'Casemiro· assist Gabriel
- 90+5'G. Martinelli· assist Bruno Guimaraes
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- 12'K. Sano
- 14'Casemiro
- 45'D. Kamada
- 48'Danilo
- 84'J. Suzuki
Line-ups
Brazil4-3-3
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
- 1AlissonG
- 13DaniloD
- 4MarquinhosD
- 3Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 16Douglas SantosD
- 8Bruno GuimarãesM
- 5CasemiroM
- 20Lucas PaquetáM
- 26RayanF
- 9Matheus CunhaF
- 7Vinícius JúniorF
Substitutes
19 Endrick · 22 Gabriel Martinelli · 23 Ederson · 12 Weverton · 6 Alex Sandro · 14 Bremer · 15 Léo Pereira · 24 Roger Ibañez · 2 Éderson · 17 Fabinho · 21 Luiz Henrique · 18 Danilo Santos · 25 Igor Thiago · 10 Neymar
Japan3-4-2-1
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
- 1Zion SuzukiG
- 22Takehiro TomiyasuD
- 3Shogo TaniguchiD
- 21Hiroki ItōD
- 10Ritsu DoanM
- 24Kaishu SanoM
- 15Daichi KamadaM
- 13Keito NakamuraM
- 14Junya ItoF
- 11Daizen MaedaF
- 18Ayase UedaF
Substitutes
2 Yukinari Sugawara · 25 Junnosuke Suzuki · 12 Keisuke Osako · 23 Tomoki Hayakawa · 4 Ko Itakura · 5 Yuto Nagatomo · 16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe · 20 Ayumu Seko · 7 Ao Tanaka · 17 Yuito Suzuki · 8 Takefusa Kubo · 6 Shuto Machino · 19 Koki Ogawa · 26 Kento Shiogai · 9 Keisuke Goto
Match stats
BrazilJapan
- 69%Possession31%
- 19Total shots5
- 7Shots on target2
- 6Corners2
- 4Fouls12
- 1Offsides0
- 1Saves4
- 92%Pass accuracy84%
- 1.69Expected goals (xG)0.23