Brazil v Japan, 29 June 2026

Score2-1 to Brazil
RefereeMaurizio Mariani
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 32
VenueNRG Stadium, Houston TX
Attendance68,777

View Brazil v Japan head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 15 Brazil won: 12 Drawn: 2 Japan won: 1 Brazil scored: 39 Japan scored: 9 . FIFA World Ranking: Brazil 6th, Japan 18th . The only previous meeting at a FIFA World Cup tournament was Brazil’s 4-1 group stage win at Dortmund, Germany in 2006.

2 Brazil

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

1 Japan

Manager: Hajime Moriyasu

Goals:

Casemiro 56 G
Gabriel Martinelli 90+5 G

Goals:

Kaishu Sano 29 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Danilo
Defender Douglas Santos
Defender Gabriel
Defender Marquinhos (captain)
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Lucas Paquetá
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Midfielder/Forward Rayan
Midfielder/Forward Vinicius Júnior

Starting lineup:

Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper
Hiroki Ito Defender
Shogo Taniguchi Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender/Midfielder
Ritsu Doan Midfielder (captain)
Daichi Kamada Midfielder
Kaishu Sano Midfielder
Junya Ito Midfielder/Forward
Daizen Maeda Midfielder/Forward
Keito Nakamura Midfielder/Forward
Ayase Ueda Forward

Substitutions:

Endrick for Lucas Paquetá 46
Gabriel Martinelli for Matheus Cunha 66
Fabinho for Casemiro 90+2
Danilo Santos for Bruno Guimarães 90+7

Substitutions:

Yukinari Sugawara for Ritsu Doan 66
Junnosuke Suzuki for Keito Nakamura 66
Shūto Machino for Junya Ito 78
Ao Tanaka for Daichi Kamada 78
Koki Ogawa for Daizen Maeda 90+7

Cards:

Casemiro 14 Y
Danilo 48 Y

Cards:

Kaishu Sano 12 Y
Daichi Kamada 45 Y
Junnosuke Suzuki 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Goalkeeper Wéverton
Defender Alex Sandro
Defender Bremer
Defender Léo Pereira
Defender Roger Ibañez
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Midfielder Danilo Santos
Midfielder Ederson Silva
Midfielder/Forward Luiz Henrique
Forward Endrick
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Igor Thiago
Forward Neymar

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tomoki Hayakawa
Goalkeeper Keisuke Osako
Defender Ko Itakura
Defender Yūto Nagatomo
Defender Ayumu Seko
Defender Yukinari Sugawara
Defender Junnosuke Suzuki
Defender Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Takefusa Kubo
Midfielder/Forward Shūto Machino
Midfielder/Forward Yuito Suzuki
Forward Keisuke Gotō
Forward Koki Ogawa
Forward Kento Shiogai

Comments:

Brazil had now won at least one game in the knockout phase in each of the last nine FIFA World Cup tournaments. . The Seleção had now won all five of their games at FIFA World Cup finals against AFC (Asian) nations. . This was the first-ever time that Brazil had trailed in a game in the knockout phase at a FIFA World finals against a non-UEFA or CONMEBOL nation. . Brazil named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Raphinha was unavailable due to a thigh injury.

Comments:

Japan had now progressed beyond the group stage for the third consecutive edition but had yet to win a game in a knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament. . The Samurai Blue had now lost two of their last 17 ‘A’ international games (won 11). . Both games so far in the first-ever Round of 32 at a FIFA World Cup finals had now been decided by a winning goal in added time at the end of 90 minutes: also Canada's 1-0 victory against South Africa.

2 Brazil

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Goals:

Casemiro 56 G
Gabriel Martinelli 90+5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Danilo
Defender Douglas Santos
Defender Gabriel
Defender Marquinhos (captain)
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Lucas Paquetá
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Midfielder/Forward Rayan
Midfielder/Forward Vinicius Júnior

Substitutions:

Endrick for Lucas Paquetá 46
Gabriel Martinelli for Matheus Cunha 66
Fabinho for Casemiro 90+2
Danilo Santos for Bruno Guimarães 90+7

Cards:

Casemiro 14 Y
Danilo 48 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Goalkeeper Wéverton
Defender Alex Sandro
Defender Bremer
Defender Léo Pereira
Defender Roger Ibañez
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Midfielder Danilo Santos
Midfielder Ederson Silva
Midfielder/Forward Luiz Henrique
Forward Endrick
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Igor Thiago
Forward Neymar

Comments:

Brazil had now won at least one game in the knockout phase in each of the last nine FIFA World Cup tournaments. . The Seleção had now won all five of their games at FIFA World Cup finals against AFC (Asian) nations. . This was the first-ever time that Brazil had trailed in a game in the knockout phase at a FIFA World finals against a non-UEFA or CONMEBOL nation. . Brazil named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Raphinha was unavailable due to a thigh injury.

1 Japan

Manager: Hajime Moriyasu

Goals:

Kaishu Sano 29 G

Starting lineup:

Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper
Hiroki Ito Defender
Shogo Taniguchi Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu Defender/Midfielder
Ritsu Doan Midfielder (captain)
Daichi Kamada Midfielder
Kaishu Sano Midfielder
Junya Ito Midfielder/Forward
Daizen Maeda Midfielder/Forward
Keito Nakamura Midfielder/Forward
Ayase Ueda Forward

Substitutions:

Yukinari Sugawara for Ritsu Doan 66
Junnosuke Suzuki for Keito Nakamura 66
Shūto Machino for Junya Ito 78
Ao Tanaka for Daichi Kamada 78
Koki Ogawa for Daizen Maeda 90+7

Cards:

Kaishu Sano 12 Y
Daichi Kamada 45 Y
Junnosuke Suzuki 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tomoki Hayakawa
Goalkeeper Keisuke Osako
Defender Ko Itakura
Defender Yūto Nagatomo
Defender Ayumu Seko
Defender Yukinari Sugawara
Defender Junnosuke Suzuki
Defender Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Takefusa Kubo
Midfielder/Forward Shūto Machino
Midfielder/Forward Yuito Suzuki
Forward Keisuke Gotō
Forward Koki Ogawa
Forward Kento Shiogai

Comments:

Japan had now progressed beyond the group stage for the third consecutive edition but had yet to win a game in a knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament. . The Samurai Blue had now lost two of their last 17 ‘A’ international games (won 11). . Both games so far in the first-ever Round of 32 at a FIFA World Cup finals had now been decided by a winning goal in added time at the end of 90 minutes: also Canada's 1-0 victory against South Africa.