FIFA World Cup 20263232

Brazil

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2:1

Full time

Houston Stadium

Houston, United States

Japan

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BRAZIL+3.4%

JAPAN-4.1%

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Lineups on pitch

Home (left) and away (right) with goalkeepers in goal. Formation rows run across the pitch width.

Brazil

4-2-3-1

Japan

3-4-3

Becker

1

Santos

16

Magalhães

3

Marquinhos

4

↓

Danilo

13

⚽

CasemiroC

5

Guimarães

8

Júnior

7

Paquetá

20

Rayan

26

Cunha

9

Suzuki

1

Taniguchi

3

Tomiyasu

22

Itō

21

Maeda

11

⚽

Sano

24

Kamada

15

Itō

14

Nakamura

13

Ueda

18

DōanC

10

Substitutions

Brazil

46'Lucas PaquetáEndrick

66'Matheus CunhaGabriel Martinelli

90'CasemiroFabinho

90'Bruno GuimarãesDanilo Santos

Japan

66'Ritsu DōanYukinari Sugawara

66'Keito NakamuraJunnosuke Suzuki

78'Junya ItōShuto Machino

78'Daichi KamadaAo Tanaka

90'Daizen MaedaKōki Ogawa

Match statsBrazil vs Japan

7
Shots on Goal
2
6
Shots off Goal
1
19
Total Shots
5
6
Blocked Shots
2
12
Shots insidebox
2
7
Shots outsidebox
3
4
Fouls
13
6
Corner Kicks
2
1
Offsides
0
69
Ball Possession
31
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
682
Total passes
315
625
Passes accurate
261
92
Passes %
83
1.69
expected_goals
0.23
-0.35
goals_prevented
-0.35

Timeline

12'
Kaishū Sano
14'
Casemiro
29'0-1
Kaishū Sano
HT0 - 1
45'0-1
Daichi Kamada
46'
Lucas Paquetá
Endrick
0-1
48'
Danilo
0-1
56'
Casemiro
Gabriel Magalhães
1-1
66'
Matheus Cunha
Gabriel Martinelli
1-1
66'1-1
Ritsu Dōan
Yukinari Sugawara
66'1-1
Keito Nakamura
Junnosuke Suzuki
78'1-1
Junya Itō
Shuto Machino
78'1-1
Daichi Kamada
Ao Tanaka
84'1-1
Junnosuke Suzuki
FT2 - 0
90'
Casemiro
Fabinho
1-1
90'
Bruno Guimarães
Danilo Santos
1-1
90'1-1
Daizen Maeda
Kōki Ogawa
90'
Gabriel Martinelli
Bruno Guimarães
2-1

Match briefing

Storylines and context ahead of kickoff.

Lead story

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Knockout football — Brazil and Japan meet in a single-elimination tie where only progression matters.

Tournament pedigree
Brazil (22 finals, best: Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)) meet Japan (7 finals, best: Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018)).

Related fixtures

Same group or involving either nation.

Host venue

Played at NRG Stadium, United States — one of the 2026 co-host stadiums across Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

Brazil

Japan

Lineups on pitch

Match statsBrazil vs Japan

Timeline

Match briefing

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Tournament pedigree

Related fixtures

Host venue