FIFA World Cup

FT Monday, June 29, 2026
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Brazil WWDWW 2
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NRG Stadium · 68,777 att. · FOX

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:31 Nicol: Ancelotti not playing Neymar shows he does not trust him Watch on ESPN 01:27 Laurens left disappointed by Japan's game plan in Brazil defeat Watch on ESPN 01:17 Fans go crazy at 2:30am in Tokyo as Japan take the lead over Brazil Watch on ESPN 00:44 Fans in Rio go wild as Brazil equalises against Japan Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BRA leads series 3-2

Lineups

BRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 3Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 4MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 16Douglas SantosLB
  5. 13DaniloRB
  6. 5CasemiroCM
  7. 20Lucas PaquetáLM
  8. 8Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 9Matheus CunhaF
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 26RayanRF

JPN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 3Shogo TaniguchiCD
  3. 21Hiroki ItoCD-L
  4. 22Takehiro TomiyasuCD-R
  5. 15Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 24Kaishu SanoCM-R
  7. 13Keito NakamuraLM
  8. 10Ritsu DoanRM
  9. 18Ayase UedaF
  10. 11Daizen MaedaCF-L
  11. 14Junya ItoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Kaishu Sano (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Casemiro (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  4. 23'
  5. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 26'
  7. 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.
  8. 45' Daichi Kamada (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 45' Substitution, Brazil. Endrick replaces Lucas Paquetá because of an injury.
  10. 48' Danilo (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 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.
  12. 66' Substitution, Brazil. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Matheus Cunha.
  13. 66' Substitution, Japan. Junnosuke Suzuki replaces Keito Nakamura.
  14. 66' Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
  15. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  16. 68'
  17. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  18. 71'
  19. 78' Substitution, Japan. Shuto Machino replaces Junya Ito.
  20. 78' Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Daichi Kamada.
  21. 84' Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 90'+1' Delay in match because of an injury Casemiro (Brazil).
  23. 90'+1'
  24. 90'+3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  25. 90'+3'
  26. 90'+3' Substitution, Brazil. Fabinho replaces Casemiro because of an injury.
  27. 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.
  28. 90'+7' Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Daizen Maeda.
  29. 90'+8' Substitution, Brazil. Danilo Santos replaces Bruno Guimarães.

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