Brazil 2-1 Japan · World Cup 2026
Brazil beat Japan 2-1 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Brazil and Japan met in the World Cup 2026 at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday, 29 June 2026.
Goalscorers
Brazil: Casemiro 56'; G. Martinelli 90'. Japan: K. Sano 29'.
How the match went
Brazil saw more of the ball, 69% of it. Brazil had 19 shots with 7 on target, Japan 5 with 2 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 6 to Brazil and 2 to Japan. Brazil conceded 4 fouls, Japan 13. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Brazil, 3 for Japan).
Line-ups
Brazil started in a 4-3-3: Alisson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, Douglas Santos, Bruno Guimarães, Casemiro, Lucas Paquetá, Rayan, Matheus Cunha, Vinícius Júnior.
Japan started in a 3-4-2-1: Zion Suzuki, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Shogo Taniguchi, Hiroki Itō, Ritsu Doan, Kaishu Sano, Daichi Kamada, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.