FIFA World Cup

Brazil

Past match
Brazil won.
Brazil beat Japan
Japan 1 – 2 Brazil
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Match Details

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

Line Score

12T
BRA 02 2
JPN 10 1

Match Leaders

Japan
  • KS Kaishu Sano — 1Goals
  • AU Ayase Ueda — 2Total Shots
  • ZS Zion Suzuki — 4Saves
  • ST Shogo Taniguchi — 14Defensive Interventions
  • ST Shogo Taniguchi — 44Accurate Passes
Brazil
  • C Casemiro — 1Goals
  • BG Bruno Guimarães — 4Total Shots
  • AB Alisson Becker — 1Saves
  • DS Douglas Santos — 9Defensive Interventions
  • GM Gabriel Magalhães — 130Accurate Passes

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

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 CasemiroCM
  7. LP #20 Lucas PaquetáLM
  8. BG #8 Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. MC #9 Matheus CunhaF
  10. VJ #7 Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. R #26 RayanRF

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-R
  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

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News

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· The Guardian
Carlo Ancelotti and his players have been lambasted for their ‘shameful’ and ‘embarrassing’ World Cup exit The wait for the hexa – the record-extending sixth World Cup – continues. Brazil’s 2-1 loss to Norway in the…
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· The Guardian
Brazil’s exit revived debate over the stutter-step penalty, a Brazilian innovation that remains one of football’s most daring and divisive techniques Popularised by Pelé, botched by Bruno Guimarães. The stutter-step…
Brazil’s World Cup exit raises a question: are they more a brand than a team?
· The Guardian
A decidedly unremarkable Brazilian team had looked tentative at this tournament. A sixth World Cup title looks a long way off Brazil were 1-0 down . At first, a few yellow jerseys wandered up the aisles and out to the…
Erling Haaland hails ‘one of the sickest days’ in Norway’s history after beating Brazil
· The Guardian
Coach calls it ‘greatest day’ in country’s football history Neymar appears to announce Brazil retirement Ståle Solbakken called it “the greatest day in Norwegian football history” while Erling Haaland labelled it one of…

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Recent Results
L 1–2 vs Norway W 2–1 vs Japan W 3–0 at Scotland