Brazil vs Japan, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 32

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Brazil

56': Casemiro
90'+5': Gabriel Martinelli

FT
2 - 1

Japan

29': Kaishu Sano

Gabriel Martinelli scores 96th minute winner for Brazil to knock Japan out of World Cup

Gabriel Martinelli scored late injury time to give Brazil a 2-1 win over Japan in the round of 32 at the World Cup on Monday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
1': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan.
2': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Shogo Taniguchi.
7': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
7': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Santos.
12': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
12': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Kaishu Sano (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães following a fast break.
14': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Zion Suzuki.
14': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá following a corner.
14': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
14': Casemiro (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Casemiro.
18': Handball by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
27': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross following a corner.
29': Goal! Brazil 0, Japan 1. Kaishu Sano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
32': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
32': Douglas Santos (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Offside, Brazil. Marquinhos is caught offside.
34': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
35': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
38': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
45': Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
45': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Japan).
45': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Daichi Kamada (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos.
45'+4': First Half ends, Brazil 0, Japan 1.
45': Second Half begins Brazil 0, Japan 1.
45': Substitution, Brazil. Endrick replaces Lucas Paquetá because of an injury.
47': Handball by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
48': Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
48': Danilo (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Brazil).
52': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Danilo with a cross.
53': Attempt missed. Endrick (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a cross.
54': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Brazil) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a headed pass.
56': Goal! Brazil 1, Japan 1. Casemiro (Brazil) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães with a cross.
58': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Rayan.
58': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
60': Handball by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
64': Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Brazil). Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
66': Substitution, Brazil. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Matheus Cunha.
66': Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Keito Nakamura.
66': Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil).
74': Attempt blocked. Rayan (Brazil) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães with a cross.
74': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.
77': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
78': Substitution, Japan. Shuto Machino replaces Junya Ito.
78': Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Daichi Kamada.
84': Foul by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
84': Danilo (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.
88': Foul by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
88': Rayan (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
89': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Kaishu Sano.
90': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
90': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Casemiro (Brazil).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Substitution, Brazil. Fabinho replaces Casemiro because of an injury.
90'+3': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Shogo Taniguchi.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Goal! Brazil 2, Japan 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
90'+7': Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Daizen Maeda.
90'+8': Substitution, Brazil. Danilo Santos replaces Bruno Guimarães.
90'+9': Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan).
90'+9': Endrick (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+10': Foul by Shuto Machino (Japan).
90'+10': Marquinhos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Brazil 2, Japan 1.
0': Match ends, Brazil 2, Japan 1.

Statistics

JPN		BRA
13	Fouls	4
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
31.4	Possession	68.6
5	SHOTS	19
2	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
260	Accurate Passes	625
313	Passes	682
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	10
11	Crosses	39
0.2	Cross %	0.3
45	Long Balls	45
24	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	6
4	Effective Tackles	7
10	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	9
45	Effective Clearances	19
45	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: NRG Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 68,777

Line-Ups

Brazil (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
3	Gabriel Magalhães
4	Marquinhos
16	Douglas Santos
13	Danilo
5	Casemiro
20	Lucas Paquetá
8	Bruno Guimarães
9	Matheus Cunha
7	Vinícius Júnior
26	Rayan

Brazil Substitutes:

Neymar, Gabriel Martinelli, Léo Pereira, Igor Thiago, Danilo Santos, Éderson, Fabinho, Endrick, Roger Ibañez, Bremer, Luiz Henrique, Alex Sandro, Ederson, Weverton.

Japan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Zion Suzuki (GK)
3	Shogo Taniguchi
21	Hiroki Ito
22	Takehiro Tomiyasu
15	Daichi Kamada
24	Kaishu Sano
13	Keito Nakamura
10	Ritsu Doan
18	Ayase Ueda
11	Daizen Maeda
14	Junya Ito

Japan Substitutes:

Keisuke Osako, Kou Itakura, Koki Ogawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Yuito Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Kento Shiogai, Tomoki Hayakawa, Shuto Machino, Ayumu Seko, Yukinari Sugawara, Junnosuke Suzuki, Keisuke Goto, Takefusa Kubo, Ao Tanaka.

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