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Brazil vs Japan: match report

Brazil hosted Japan at NRG Stadium on Monday 29 June 2026, in the World Cup. Maurizio Mariani is the referee.

Result and scorers

Brazil 2-1 Japan. Goals: Kaishu Sano 29' for Japan; Casemiro 56' for Brazil; Gabriel Martinelli 90'+5' for Brazil. Attendance: 68,777.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 12' Yellow card: Kaishu Sano (Japan)
  • 14' Yellow card: Casemiro (Brazil)
  • 29' Goal: Kaishu Sano (Japan) 0-1
  • 45' Yellow card: Daichi Kamada (Japan)
  • 48' Yellow card: Danilo (Brazil)
  • 56' Goal: Casemiro (Brazil) 1-1
  • 84' Yellow card: Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan)
  • 90'+5' Goal: Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) 2-1
Match stats (contains the result)
68.6%Possession31.4%
19Shots5
7Shots on target2
6Corners2
4Fouls13
1Offsides0
1Saves4
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Brazil 4-3-3

Coach: Carlo Ancelotti

  1. 1 Alisson Becker GK
  2. 13 Danilo DEF
  3. 4 Marquinhos DEF
  4. 3 Gabriel DEF
  5. 16 Douglas Santos DEF
  6. 8 Bruno Guimarães MID
  7. 5 Casemiro MID
  8. 20 Lucas Paquetá MID
  9. 26 Rayan FWD
  10. 9 Matheus Cunha FWD
  11. 7 Vinícius Júnior FWD

Bench

  • 19 Endrick FWD
  • 22 Gabriel Martinelli FWD
  • 17 Fabinho MID
  • 18 Danilo MID
  • 23 Ederson GK
  • 12 Weverton GK
  • 6 Alex Sandro DEF
  • 14 Gleison Bremer DEF
  • 15 Léo Pereira DEF
  • 24 Roger Ibañez DEF
  • 2 Éderson MID
  • 25 Igor Thiago FWD
  • 21 Luiz Henrique FWD
  • 10 Neymar FWD

Japan 3-4-2-1

Coach: Hajime Moriyasu

  1. 1 Zion Suzuki GK
  2. 22 Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF
  3. 3 Shogo Taniguchi DEF
  4. 21 Hiroki Ito DEF
  5. 10 Ritsu Doan MID
  6. 24 Kaishu Sano MID
  7. 15 Daichi Kamada MID
  8. 13 Keito Nakamura FWD
  9. 14 Junya Ito FWD
  10. 11 Daizen Maeda FWD
  11. 18 Ayase Ueda FWD

Bench

  • 25 Junnosuke Suzuki DEF
  • 2 Yukinari Sugawara DEF
  • 7 Ao Tanaka MID
  • 6 Shuto Machino FWD
  • 19 Koki Ogawa FWD
  • 12 Keisuke Osako GK
  • 23 Tomoki Hayakawa GK
  • 20 Ayumu Seko DEF
  • 4 Ko Itakura DEF
  • 16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe DEF
  • 5 Yuto Nagatomo DEF
  • 17 Yuito Suzuki MID
  • 9 Keisuke Goto FWD
  • 26 Kento Shiogai FWD
  • 8 Takefusa Kubo FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 14 October 2025: Japan 3-2 Brazil
  • Monday 6 June 2022: Japan 0-1 Brazil
  • Friday 10 November 2017: Japan 1-3 Brazil
  • Tuesday 14 October 2014: Brazil 4-0 Japan
  • Saturday 15 June 2013: Brazil 3-0 Japan