Brazil 2–1 Japan
World Cup · Round of 32 · 29 June 2026 · NRG Stadium, Houston.
Status: full time. Half time 0–1. Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy.
Match forecast
Win probability implied by the betting market: Brazil 54%, draw 27%, Japan 19%. Pre-match odds (10Bet): 1.73 / 3.45 / 5.00.
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Goals
- 29' K. Sano (Japan)
- 56' Casemiro (Brazil) — assist Gabriel
- 90+5' G. Martinelli (Brazil) — assist Bruno Guimaraes
Cards
- 12' K. Sano (Japan) — Yellow Card
- 14' Casemiro (Brazil) — Yellow Card
- 45' D. Kamada (Japan) — Yellow Card
- 48' Danilo (Brazil) — Yellow Card
- 84' J. Suzuki (Japan) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Brazil | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 69% | 31% |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.69 | 0.23 |
| Total shots | 19 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 2 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 1 |
| Shots blocked | 6 | 2 |
| Passes | 676 | 308 |
| Accurate passes | 624 | 258 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Fouls | 4 | 12 |
| Saves | 1 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
Brazil lineup (4-3-3)
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti.
- Casemiro — Midfield, 1 goal
- Gabriel Martinelli — Attack, 1 goal
- Vinicius Junior — Attack
- Gabriel Magalhães — Defender
- Marquinhos — Defender
- Douglas Santos — Defender
- Rayan — Attack
- Bruno Guimarães — Midfield
- Lucas Paquetá — Midfield
- Alisson — Goalkeeper
- Endrick — Attack
- Matheus Cunha — Attack
- Danilo — Defender
- Weverton — Goalkeeper
- Roger Ibañez — Defender
- Éderson — Midfielder
- Fabinho — Midfielder
- Luiz Henrique — Attacker
- Danilo Santos — Midfielder
- Neymar — Attacker
- Ederson — Goalkeeper
- Léo Pereira — Defender
- Bremer — Defender
- Igor Thiago — Attack
- Alex Sandro — Defender
Japan lineup (3-4-2-1)
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu.
- Kaishu Sano — Midfield, 1 goal
- Takehiro Tomiyasu — Defender
- Zion Suzuki — Goalkeeper
- Junya Ito — Attack
- Daizen Maeda — Attack
- Shuto Machino — Attack
- Ritsu Doan — Attack
- Yukinari Sugawara — Defender
- Daichi Kamada — Midfield
- Shogo Taniguchi — Defender
- Keito Nakamura — Attack
- Ayase Ueda — Attack
- Junnosuke Suzuki — Defender
- Ao Tanaka — Midfield
- Hiroki Ito — Defender
- Ayumu Seko — Midfield
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe — Defender
- Yuto Nagatomo — Defender
- Ko Itakura — Defender
- Tomoki Hayakawa — Goalkeeper
- Kento Shiogai — Attack
- Yuito Suzuki — Attack
- Keisuke Goto — Attack
- Takefusa Kubo — Attack
- Keisuke Osako — Goalkeeper
- Koki Ogawa — Attack
Head to head
| Date | Match | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | Japan v Brazil | 3–2 | Friendlies |
| 2022-06-06 | Japan v Brazil | 0–1 | Friendlies |
| 2017-11-10 | Japan v Brazil | 1–3 | Friendlies |
| 2013-06-15 | Brazil v Japan | 3–0 | Confederations Cup |
Brazil — recent form
- Scotland 0–3 Brazil · 2026-06-24
- Brazil 3–0 Haiti · 2026-06-20
- Brazil 1–1 Morocco · 2026-06-13
- Brazil 2–1 Egypt · 2026-06-06
- Brazil 6–2 Panama · 2026-05-31
- Brazil 3–1 Croatia · 2026-04-01
- Brazil 1–2 France · 2026-03-26
- Brazil 1–1 Tunisia · 2025-11-18
Japan — recent form
- Japan 1–1 Sweden · 2026-06-25
- Tunisia 0–4 Japan · 2026-06-21
- Netherlands 2–2 Japan · 2026-06-14
- Japan 1–0 Iceland · 2026-05-31
- England 0–1 Japan · 2026-03-31
- Scotland 0–1 Japan · 2026-03-28
- Japan 3–0 Bolivia · 2025-11-18
- Japan 2–0 Ghana · 2025-11-14
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Japan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
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