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Brazil vs Japan — FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32

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Brazil
2–1
Match Finished
Japan
🗓 Tuesday 30 June 2026 📍 NRG Stadium

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Win chance %

Result: Brazil won · Held ✓ · RPS 0.108

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Match recap

Brazil beat Japan 2–1.

Scorers — Brazil: Casemiro 56', G. Martinelli 95' · Japan: K. Sano 29'

Possession: Brazil 69% – Japan 31%.

Highlights & clips

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Timeline

  1. SUBSTITUTIONBrazil90+8'
    DDanilo SantosRMBruno GuimaraesB
  2. SUBSTITUTIONJapan90+7'
    KK. OgawaSTD. MaedaD
  3. GOALBrazil90+5'
    Brazil2–1Japan
    G

    G. Martinelli

    Brazil · assist: Bruno Guimaraes

  4. SUBSTITUTIONBrazil90+3'
    FFabinhoCMCasemiroC
  5. YELLOW CARDJapan84'
    J

    J. Suzuki

    Japan

  6. SUBSTITUTIONJapan78'
    SS. MachinoSTJ. ItoJ
  7. SUBSTITUTIONJapan78'
    AA. TanakaCMD. KamadaD
  8. SUBSTITUTIONJapan66'
    JJ. SuzukiLMK. NakamuraK
  9. SUBSTITUTIONJapan66'
    YY. SugawaraRMR. DoanR
  10. SUBSTITUTIONBrazil66'
    GG. MartinelliSTM. CunhaM
  11. GOALBrazil56'
    Brazil1–1Japan
    C

    CasemiroCM

    Brazil · assist: Gabriel

  12. YELLOW CARDBrazil48'
    D

    DaniloRB

    Brazil

  13. SUBSTITUTIONBrazil46'
    EEndrickLMLucas PaquetaL
  14. YELLOW CARDJapan45'
    D

    D. KamadaCM

    Japan

  15. GOALJapan29'
    Brazil0–1Japan
    K

    K. SanoCM

    Japan

  16. YELLOW CARDBrazil14'
    C

    CasemiroCM

    Brazil

  17. YELLOW CARDJapan12'
    K

    K. SanoCM

    Japan

Match stats

69%Ball Possession31%
1.69Expected goals (xG)0.23
19Total Shots5
7Shots on Goal2
6Corner Kicks2
1Offsides0
4Fouls13
2Yellow Cards3
1Goalkeeper Saves4

Lineups

C
Player of the match Casemiro Brazil
8.0
Brazil4-3-3
16.3AlissonGK
167.5SantosLB
37.6MagalhãesCB
47.6MarquinhosCB
136.0DaniloRB
206.9PaquetáLM
5★8.0CasemiroCM
87.3GuimarãesRM
77.7JúniorLW
96.2CunhaST
267.5RayanRW
Japan3-4-2-1
17.2SuzukiGK
216.2ItōCB
36.6TaniguchiCB
227.3TomiyasuCB
136.5NakamuraLM
156.7KamadaCM
247.6SanoCM
106.7DoanRM
116.9MaedaST
146.9ItoST
186.3UedaST
Brazil4-3-3

Substitutes

  • EEndrick#1946'6.3
  • GGabriel Martinelli#2266'7.5
  • FFabinho#1790+3'
  • DDanilo Santos#1890+8'
  • EEderson#23
  • WWeverton#12
  • AAlex Sandro#6
  • BBremer#14
  • LLéo Pereira#15
  • RRoger Ibañez#24
  • ÉÉderson#2
  • LLuiz Henrique#21
  • IIgor Thiago#25
  • NNeymar#10
CCoachCarlo Ancelotti
Japan3-4-2-1

Substitutes

  • YYukinari Sugawara#266'6.7
  • JJunnosuke Suzuki#2566'6.2
  • AAo Tanaka#778'6.2
  • SShuto Machino#678'6.7
  • KKoki Ogawa#1990+7'
  • KKeisuke Osako#12
  • TTomoki Hayakawa#23
  • KKo Itakura#4
  • YYuto Nagatomo#5
  • TTsuyoshi Watanabe#16
  • AAyumu Seko#20
  • YYuito Suzuki#17
  • TTakefusa Kubo#8
  • KKento Shiogai#26
  • KKeisuke Goto#9
HCoachHajime Moriyasu
Goal Yellow card Red card Subbed off Player of the match Own goal

Head-to-head

5 meetings

4
Brazil
0
Draws
1
Japan

Goal tally · 11–5

3.2
Goals/game
60%
Both scored
2-0-0
Home record
Recent form · Brazil WLWWW

First met · 2013

Biggest win · Brazil 3–0 Japan · 2013

By competition

Friendlies · 3World Cup · 1Confederations Cup · 1

Recent meetings

  • Brazil 2–1 Japan

    30 Jun 2026 · World Cup · Round of 32 · NRG Stadium

  • Japan 3–2 Brazil

    14 Oct 2025 · Friendlies · Friendlies 1 · Ajinomoto Stadium

  • Japan 0–1 Brazil

    6 Jun 2022 · Friendlies · Friendlies 1 · Japan National Stadium

  • Japan 1–3 Brazil

    10 Nov 2017 · Friendlies · Friendlies 1 · Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Villeneuve d'Ascq)

  • Brazil 3–0 Japan

    16 Jun 2013 · Confederations Cup · Estádio Nacional de Brasília (Brasília, Distrito Federal)