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.

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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.

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Minute by minute

29'Goal! Brazil 0-1 Japan. K. Sano (Japan) scores.
45'Half-time. Brazil 0-1 Japan.
56'Goal! Brazil 1-1 Japan. Casemiro (Brazil) scores, assisted by G. Magalhães.
90+5'Goal! Brazil 2-1 Japan. G. Martinelli (Brazil) scores, assisted by B. Guimarães.
90'Full-time. Brazil 2-1 Japan.

Full commentary (44 lines)

1'Kick-off: Brazil vs Japan.
2'Attempt blocked. B. Guimarães (Brazil), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
10'Attempt blocked. B. Guimarães (Brazil), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
12'Yellow card for K. Sano (Japan).
14'Yellow card for Casemiro (Brazil).
14'Attempt missed. B. Guimarães (Brazil), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
14'Attempt missed. M. Cunha (Brazil), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
16'Attempt blocked. D. Kamada (Japan), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.09.
28'Attempt missed. A. Ueda (Japan), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
29'Goal! Brazil 0-1 Japan. K. Sano (Japan) scores.
34'Attempt saved. Vinícius Jr. (Brazil), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
35'Attempt blocked. L. Paquetá (Brazil), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
38'Attempt saved. M. Cunha (Brazil), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
45'Yellow card for D. Kamada (Japan).
45'Attempt blocked. J. Ito (Japan), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
45'4 minutes of added time.
45+1'Attempt blocked. L. Paquetá (Brazil), header. xG 0.06.
45'Half-time. Brazil 0-1 Japan.
46'The second half is under way.
46'Substitution, Brazil: Endrick comes on for L. Paquetá.
48'Yellow card for Danilo (Brazil).
52'Attempt saved. B. Guimarães (Brazil), header. xG 0.06.
53'Attempt missed. Endrick (Brazil), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
54'Attempt saved. Casemiro (Brazil), header. xG 0.37.
56'Goal! Brazil 1-1 Japan. Casemiro (Brazil) scores, assisted by G. Magalhães.
58'Attempt missed. M. Cunha (Brazil), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
58'Attempt saved. Vinícius Jr. (Brazil), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
64'Attempt saved. A. Ueda (Japan), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
66'Substitution, Japan: Y. Sugawara comes on for R. Doan.
66'Substitution, Japan: J. Suzuki comes on for K. Nakamura.
66'Substitution, Brazil: G. Martinelli comes on for M. Cunha.
74'Attempt blocked. Rayan (Brazil), header. xG 0.07.
77'Attempt missed. G. Martinelli (Brazil), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
78'Substitution, Japan: A. Tanaka comes on for D. Kamada.
78'Substitution, Japan: S. Machino comes on for J. Ito.
84'Yellow card for J. Suzuki (Japan).
89'Attempt blocked. Vinícius Jr. (Brazil), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
90'6 minutes of added time.
90+3'Substitution, Brazil: Fabinho comes on for Casemiro.
90+4'Attempt missed. Fabinho (Brazil), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
90+5'Goal! Brazil 2-1 Japan. G. Martinelli (Brazil) scores, assisted by B. Guimarães.
90+7'Substitution, Japan: K. Ogawa comes on for D. Maeda.
90+8'Substitution, Brazil: D. Santos comes on for B. Guimarães.
90'Full-time. Brazil 2-1 Japan.

Updated · 15:11 UTC