Round of 32
Brazil vs Japan
Result, head-to-head and match stats · FIFA World Cup 2026.
Match Report
Brazil beat Japan 2–1 in Round of 32 at the FIFA World Cup 2026 (NRG Stadium, Houston). Goalscorers — Brazil: Casemiro (56'), G. Martinelli (90'); Japan: K. Sano (29'). After this result, Brazil are 1st in Group C on 7 points (3 played), with Japan in 2nd place on 5.
Match prediction
Brazil
45%
Draw
45%
Japan
10%
Our read
Double chance : Brazil or draw
Team comparison
58%Form42%
50%Attack50%
75%Defence25%
47%Poisson53%
75%Head-to-head25%
62.3%Overall37.7%
Match Events
Match timeline
12'🟨Kaishu Sano
🟨Casemiro14'
29'⚽K. Sano
45'🟨Daichi Kamada
🔁Lucas Paqueta46'
🟨Danilo48'
⚽Casemiro56'
🔁M. Cunha66'
66'🔁R. Doan
66'🔁K. Nakamura
78'🔁J. Ito
78'🔁D. Kamada
84'🟨Junnosuke Suzuki
🔁Casemiro90'
🔁Bruno Guimaraes90'
90'🔁D. Maeda
⚽G. Martinelli90'
Match statistics
1.69xG0.23
69%Possession31%
19Shots5
7On target2
6Corners2
92%Pass acc.83%
4Fouls13
Lineups
Brazil
Formation 4-3-3
Japan
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Z. SuzukiG
- 22T. TomiyasuD
- 3S. TaniguchiD
- 21H. ItoD
- 10R. DoanM
- 24K. SanoM
- 15D. KamadaM
- 13K. NakamuraM
- 14J. ItoF
- 11D. MaedaF
- 18A. UedaF
Recent head-to-head
14 Oct 2025
Japan
3–2
Brazil
6 Jun 2022
Japan
0–1
Brazil
10 Nov 2017
Japan
1–3
Brazil
15 Jun 2013
Brazil
3–0
Japan
