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FIFA #17
Round of 32
Ugh, no.
Japan lost to Brazil
Japan 1 – 2 Brazil
FT · Mon, Jun 29

Match Details

NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas) · 68,777 fans · FOX, Telemundo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Brazil 2, Japan 1.
  • 90'+11'Second Half ends, Brazil 2, Japan 1.
  • 90'+10'Marquinhos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10'Foul by Shuto Machino (Japan).
  • 90'+9'Endrick (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9'Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan).
  • 90'+8'Substitution, Brazil. Danilo Santos replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  • 90'+7'Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Daizen Maeda.
  • 90'+5'Goal! Brazil 2, Japan 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
  • 90'+4'Attempt missed. Fabinho (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Shogo Taniguchi.
  • 90'+3'Substitution, Brazil. Fabinho replaces Casemiro because of an injury.

Line Score

12T
JPN 10 1
BRA 02 2

Match Leaders

Japan
Brazil

Key Events

90'+8'Substitution, Brazil. Danilo Santos replaces Bruno Guimarães.
90'+7'Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Daizen Maeda.
90'+5'Goal! Brazil 2, Japan 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
90'+3'Substitution, Brazil. Fabinho replaces Casemiro because of an injury.
84'Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78'Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Daichi Kamada.
78'Substitution, Japan. Shuto Machino replaces Junya Ito.
66'Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
66'Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Keito Nakamura.
66'Substitution, Brazil. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Matheus Cunha.
56'Goal! Brazil 1, Japan 1. Casemiro (Brazil) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães with a cross.
48'Danilo (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, Brazil. Endrick replaces Lucas Paquetá because of an injury.
45'Daichi Kamada (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29'Goal! Brazil 0, Japan 1. Kaishu Sano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
14'Casemiro (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12'Kaishu Sano (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

JapanBrazil
General
31.4 Possession % 68.6
5 Shots 19
2 On Target 7
0 Offsides 1
2 Corners 6
13 Fouls 4
Passing & Defense
260 Passes Completed 625
2 Crosses Won 10
4 Tackles Won 7
6 Interceptions 9
45 Clearances 19
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 1

Recent Form

Brazil W W D W W
Japan W W D W D

Starting Lineups

Brazil4-3-3
1 Becker
13 Danilo 4 Marquinhos 3 Magalhães A 16 Santos
8 Guimarães A 5 Casemiro 56' 20 Paquetá
26 Rayan 9 Cunha 7 Júnior
11 Maeda
18 Ueda 14 Ito
13 Nakamura 15 Kamada 24 Sano 29' 10 Doan
21 Ito 3 Taniguchi 22 Tomiyasu
1 Suzuki
Japan3-4-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Brazil

  1. AB #1 Alisson BeckerG
  2. GM #3 Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. M #4 MarquinhosCD-R
  4. DS #16 Douglas SantosLB
  5. D #13 DaniloRB
  6. C #5 CasemiroCM56'
  7. LP #20 Lucas PaquetáLM
  8. BG #8 Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. MC #9 Matheus CunhaF
  10. VJ #7 Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. R #26 RayanRF
Substitutes · 4 used

Japan

  1. ZS #1 Zion SuzukiG
  2. ST #3 Shogo TaniguchiCD
  3. HI #21 Hiroki ItoCD-L
  4. TT #22 Takehiro TomiyasuCD-R
  5. DK #15 Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. KS #24 Kaishu SanoCM-R29'
  7. KN #13 Keito NakamuraLM
  8. #10 Ritsu DoanRM
  9. AU #18 Ayase UedaF
  10. DM #11 Daizen MaedaCF-L
  11. JI #14 Junya ItoCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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