World Cup | Round of 32 | 2026-06-30 02:00 JST
2 – 1
56' Casemiro 90' Gabriel Martinelli
Match summary Brazil and Japan met in the World Cup Round of 32 on June 30. Brazil overturned a first-half deficit to beat Japan 2-1. Brazil trailed 1-0 at half-time but scored 2 in the second half to turn the game around.
Scorers: Brazil – Casemiro and Gabriel Martinelli; Japan – K. Sano. Assists: Brazil – Gabriel Magalhães and Bruno Guimarães.
Brazil controlled the game with 69% possession and 19 shots (5 for their opponents). Brazil scored 2 from 7 shots on target. Yellow cards: Brazil 2, Japan 3.
Team stats 4-3-3 1 Becker 16 Santos 3 Maga lhã 4 Marq uin 13 Card oso 20 Paquetá 5 Casemir 8 Guimarã 7 Júnior 9 Cunha 26 Rayan
3-4-2-1 1 Suzuki 21 Ito 3 Taniguc 22 Tomiyas 13 Naka mur 15 Kamada 24 Sano 10 Dōan 11 Maeda 14 Ito 18 Ueda
1.69 Expected goals (xG) 0.23
-0.35 Goals prevented (xG) -0.35
View as table Brazil Stat Japan 4-3-3 Formation 3-4-2-1 69% Possession 31% 1.69 Expected goals (xG) 0.23 19 Shots 5 7 Shots on target 2 6 Shots off target 1 6 Blocked shots 2 12 Shots inside the box 2 7 Shots outside the box 3 6 Corner kicks 2 1 Offsides 0 4 Fouls 13 682 Passes 315 625 Accurate passes 261 92% Pass accuracy 83% 1 Goalkeeper saves 4 -0.35 Goals prevented (xG) -0.35 2 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy
Player stats Brazil Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Alisson Becker 0 13(68%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 DF Danilo Cardoso 0 65(88%) 0 1 0 1 1 5.9 90 1 2 5(2) DF Marquinhos 0 2 108(97%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 90 1 1 4(3) DF Gabriel Magalhães 0 130(96%) 1 0 0 7.9 90 2 2 5(3) DF Douglas Santos 0 2 63(95%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 90 2 1 6(4) MF Bruno Guimarães 2 1 0 2 45(92%) 1 0 0 1 7.5 89 4 1 3(3) MF Casemiro 2 2 1 1(100%) 1 2 68(89%) 0 1 0 1 8 89 1 6(4) MF Lucas Paquetá 0 2 35(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 45 2 7(5) FW Rayan 0 1(100%) 2 28(90%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 90 2 9(6) FW Matheus Cunha 3 1 0 1 17(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 66 5(1) FW Vinícius Júnior 2 2 0 3(50%) 35(90%) 0 0 0 3 7.7 90 2 1 11(6) FW Endrick 1 0 4(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 45 5(1) FW Gabriel Martinelli 2 1 1 13(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 24 1 4(None) MF Fabinho 1 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 8 1(1) MF Danilo Santos 0 0 0 0 1 GK Éderson 0 0 0 0 GK Weverton 0 0 0 0 DF Alex Sandro 0 0 0 0 DF Bremer 0 0 0 0 DF Léo Pereira 0 0 0 0 DF Roger Ibañez 0 0 0 0 MF Éderson 0 0 0 0 FW Luiz Henrique 0 0 0 0 FW Thiago 0 0 0 0 FW Neymar 0 0 0 0
Japan Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Z. Suzuki 0 20(69%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 1(1) DF T. Tomiyasu 0 1 26(79%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.7 90 1 8(4) DF S. Taniguchi 0 2 44(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 4(2) DF H. Ito 0 28(78%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 5(1) MF R. Dōan 0 2 13(76%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 66 4(2) MF K. Sano 1 1 1 1(100%) 2 29(91%) 0 1 0 2 7.6 90 1 6(2) MF D. Kamada 0 33(100%) 0 1 0 1 6.7 78 1 2(None) MF Keito Nakamura 0 1 18(86%) 0 0 0 6.5 66 3(2) FW Junya Ito 0 1 16(80%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 78 1 7(3) FW D. Maeda 0 2 13(93%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 89 1 1 7(4) FW A. Ueda 2 1 0 6(60%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 90 9(3) DF Y. Sugawara 0 1(100%) 1 2(40%) 0 0 0 6.7 24 3(3) DF J. Suzuki 0 1 1 3(60%) 0 1 0 2 6.2 24 4(1) MF A. Tanaka 0 2 7(70%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 12 5(3) FW S. Machino 0 1(100%) 3(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 12 3(1) FW Koki Ogawa 0 0 0 0 1 GK K. Osako 0 0 0 0 GK T. Hayakawa 0 0 0 0 DF K. Itakura 0 0 0 0 DF Y. Nagatomo 0 0 0 0 DF T. Watanabe 0 0 0 0 DF Ayumu Seko 0 0 0 0 MF Y. Suzuki 0 0 0 0 FW Takefusa Kubo 0 0 0 0 FW K. Shiogai 0 0 0 0 FW K. Goto 0 0 0 0
Lineups Brazil Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Alisson Becker Starter DF 13 Danilo Cardoso Starter DF 4 Marquinhos Starter DF 3 Gabriel Magalhães Starter DF 16 Douglas Santos Starter MF 8 Bruno Guimarães Starter MF 5 Casemiro Starter MF 20 Lucas Paquetá Starter FW 26 Rayan Starter FW 9 Matheus Cunha Starter FW 7 Vinícius Júnior Bench FW 22 Gabriel Martinelli Bench FW 19 Endrick Bench MF 17 Fabinho Bench MF 18 Danilo Santos
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 23 Éderson Bench GK 12 Weverton Bench FW 10 Neymar Bench DF 6 Alex Sandro Bench DF 15 Léo Pereira Bench DF 24 Roger Ibañez Bench MF 2 Éderson Bench FW 21 Luiz Henrique Bench DF 14 Bremer Bench FW 25 Thiago
Japan Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Z. Suzuki Starter DF 22 T. Tomiyasu Starter DF 3 S. Taniguchi Starter DF 21 H. Ito Starter MF 10 R. Dōan Starter MF 24 K. Sano Starter MF 15 D. Kamada Starter MF 13 Keito Nakamura Starter FW 14 Junya Ito Starter FW 11 D. Maeda Starter FW 18 A. Ueda Bench DF 2 Y. Sugawara Bench FW 6 S. Machino Bench DF 25 J. Suzuki Bench FW 19 Koki Ogawa Bench MF 7 A. Tanaka
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 K. Osako Bench GK 23 T. Hayakawa Bench DF 5 Y. Nagatomo Bench DF 4 K. Itakura Bench DF 20 Ayumu Seko Bench MF 17 Y. Suzuki Bench FW 9 K. Goto Bench FW 8 Takefusa Kubo Bench DF 16 T. Watanabe Bench FW 26 K. Shiogai
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 12' Japan 🟨 Yellow card K. Sano 1H 14' Brazil 🟨 Yellow card Casemiro 1H 29' Japan ⚽ Goal K. Sano 0-1 1H 45' Japan 🟨 Yellow card D. Kamada 2H 1' Brazil 🔄 Substitution OUT Lucas Paquetá → IN Endrick 2H 3' Brazil 🟨 Yellow card Danilo Cardoso 2H 11' Brazil ⚽ Goal Casemiro 1-1 2H 21' Brazil 🔄 Substitution OUT Matheus Cunha → IN Gabriel Martinelli 2H 21' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Dōan → IN Y. Sugawara 2H 21' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT Keito Nakamura → IN J. Suzuki 2H 33' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT Junya Ito → IN S. Machino 2H 33' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Kamada → IN A. Tanaka 2H 39' Japan 🟨 Yellow card J. Suzuki 2H 45+3' Brazil 🔄 Substitution OUT Casemiro → IN Fabinho 2H 45+8' Brazil 🔄 Substitution OUT Bruno Guimarães → IN Danilo Santos 2H 45+7' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Maeda → IN Koki Ogawa 2H 45' Brazil ⚽ Goal Gabriel Martinelli 2-1
Match info Item Detail Match Brazil vs Japan Competition World Cup Round Round of 32 Kickoff (JST) June 30, 2026 02:00 Venue NRG Stadium Attendance 68,777 Humidity 0.51%
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