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M76 · Round of 32Mon, Jun 29 · 12:00 local
Brazil
BRA
vs
NRG Stadium · Houston
Japan
JPN

Match report

2–1

Martinelli's stoppage-time winner sends Brazil through.

Timeline

  1. 29'⚽Kaishū Sano
  2. 56'⚽Casemiro
  3. 96'⚽Gabriel Martinelli · assist Bruno Guimarães

Brazil · Group C

2W-1D-0L · 7-1 (+6)
  • D1-1H MoroccoSat, Jun 13
  • W3-0H HaitiFri, Jun 19
  • W3-0A ScotlandWed, Jun 24

Japan · Group F

1W-2D-0L · 7-3 (+4)
  • D2-2A NetherlandsSun, Jun 14
  • W4-0A TunisiaSat, Jun 20
  • D1-1H SwedenThu, Jun 25

Head-to-head — group stage

7
Goals scored
7
1
Goals conceded
3
0
Cards (Y / R)
0

Stat coverage is incomplete in some games — bars show only what was recorded.

Best players — Brazilover the group stage

  • ·F
    Vinícius Júnior
    Forward
    Group: 3G · 1A · 1 apps
  • ·F
    Matheus Cunha
    Forward
    Group: 3G · 2 apps
  • ·M
    Lucas Paquetá
    Midfielder
    Group: 0G · 1A · 2 apps
Most-used shape: 4-2-3-1

Best players — Japanover the group stage

  • 18F
    Ayase Ueda
    Forward
    Group: 2G · 2 apps
  • 15F
    Daichi Kamada
    Forward
    Group: 1G · 2 apps
  • 14F
    Junya Itō
    Forward
    Group: 1G · 2 apps
Most-used shape: 3-4-3

Brazil scouting

Biggest strength

Front-three speed — Vinicius, Rodrygo, Raphinha all attack the half-spaces.

Biggest weakness

Pivot solidity: midfield gets bypassed against a press.

Japan scouting

Biggest strength

Mitoma + Kubo in one-vs-ones — wide overloads cause problems.

Biggest weakness

Aerial duels — taller central pairs can dominate.