Brazil v Japan: World Cup Round of 32 Live
Live coverage of Brazil against Japan from NRG Stadium, Houston, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: Brazil 2-1 Japan
Full time at NRG Stadium, Houston. Brazil 2, Japan 1. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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Substitution, Japan (90'+7')
Koki Ogawa replaces Daizen Maeda for Japan.
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Substitution, Brazil (90'+7')
Danilo Santos replaces Bruno Guimaraes for Brazil.
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Substitution, Brazil (90'+1')
Fabinho replaces Casemiro for Brazil.
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GOAL! Brazil 2-1 Japan (90'+5')
Gabriel Martinelli scores for Brazil in the 90'+5' minute. Brazil 2, Japan 1.
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Yellow card: Junnosuke Suzuki (84')
Junnosuke Suzuki is shown a yellow card for Japan in the 84' minute.
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Substitution, Japan (78')
Ao Tanaka replaces Daichi Kamada for Japan.
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Substitution, Japan (78')
Shuto Machino replaces Junya Ito for Japan.
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Substitution, Japan (66')
Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan for Japan.
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Substitution, Japan (66')
Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Keito Nakamura for Japan.
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Substitution, Brazil (65')
Gabriel Martinelli replaces Matheus Cunha for Brazil.
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GOAL! Brazil 1-1 Japan (56')
Casemiro scores for Brazil in the 56' minute. Brazil 1, Japan 1.
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Yellow card: Danilo (48')
Danilo is shown a yellow card for Brazil in the 48' minute.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Half time: Brazil 0-1 Japan
It is the break at NRG Stadium, Houston.
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Yellow card: Daichi Kamada (45')
Daichi Kamada is shown a yellow card for Japan in the 45' minute.
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GOAL! Brazil 0-1 Japan (29')
Kaishu Sano scores for Japan in the 29' minute. Brazil 0, Japan 1.
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Yellow card: Casemiro (14')
Casemiro is shown a yellow card for Brazil in the 14' minute.
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Yellow card: Kaishu Sano (12')
Kaishu Sano is shown a yellow card for Japan in the 12' minute.
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Substitution, Brazil
Endrick replaces Lucas Paqueta for Brazil.
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Kickoff at NRG Stadium, Houston
We are under way. Brazil get the 2026 World Cup Round of 32 clash with Japan started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for Brazil and Japan. We are set at NRG Stadium, Houston.
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Brazil v Japan: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of Brazil against Japan at NRG Stadium in Houston. Brazil topped Group C and face Japan, runners-up in Group F, in the round of 32. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 0' ↔️ Endrick→ Lucas Paqueta
- 12' 🟨 Kaishu Sano
- 14' 🟨 Casemiro
- 29' ⚽ Kaishu Sano
- 45' 🟨 Daichi Kamada
- 48' 🟨 Danilo
- 56' ⚽ Casemiro
- 65' ↔️ Gabriel Martinelli→ Matheus Cunha
- 66' ↔️ Junnosuke Suzuki→ Keito Nakamura
- 66' ↔️ Yukinari Sugawara→ Ritsu Doan
- 78' ↔️ Shuto Machino→ Junya Ito
- 78' ↔️ Ao Tanaka→ Daichi Kamada
- 84' 🟨 Junnosuke Suzuki
- 90' ⚽ Gabriel Martinelli
- 90' ↔️ Fabinho→ Casemiro
- 90' ↔️ Danilo Santos→ Bruno Guimaraes
- 90' ↔️ Koki Ogawa→ Daizen Maeda
Attendance · 68777
Lineup
Brazil
4-1-2-3- 1 Alisson
- 3 Gabriel Magalhaes
- 4 Marquinhos (C)
- 13 Danilo
- 16 Douglas Santos
- 5 Casemiro
- 8 Bruno Guimaraes
- 20 Lucas Paqueta
- 7 Vinicius Junior
- 9 Matheus Cunha
- 26 Rayan
- 12 Weverton
- 23 Ederson
- 6 Alex Sandro
- 14 Bremer
- 15 Leo Pereira
- 24 Roger Ibanez
- 2 Ederson Silva
- 17 Fabinho
- 18 Danilo Santos
- 10 Neymar Jr
- 19 Endrick
- 21 Luiz Henrique
- 22 Gabriel Martinelli
- 25 Igor Thiago
Manager · Carlo Ancelotti
Japan
3-4-3- 1 Zion Suzuki
- 3 Shogo Taniguchi
- 21 Hiroki Ito
- 22 Takehiro Tomiyasu
- 10 Ritsu Doan (C)
- 11 Daizen Maeda
- 13 Keito Nakamura
- 14 Junya Ito
- 15 Daichi Kamada
- 24 Kaishu Sano
- 18 Ayase Ueda
- 12 Keisuke Osako
- 23 Tomoki Hayakawa
- 2 Yukinari Sugawara
- 4 Kou Itakura
- 5 Yuto Nagatomo
- 16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- 20 Ayumu Seko
- 25 Junnosuke Suzuki
- 7 Ao Tanaka
- 8 Takefusa Kubo
- 17 Yuito Suzuki
- 6 Shuto Machino
- 9 Keisuke Goto
- 19 Koki Ogawa
- 26 Kento Shiogai
Manager · Hajime Moriyasu