Brazil vs Japan — World Cup, Round of 32 (29 June 2026)
World Cup Round of 32 
NRG Stadium
Brazil vs Japan
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Gabriel Martinelli inspires Brazil late against Japan
Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench to score Brazil’s 90+5 winner against Japan. Bruno Guimarães, Vinícius Júnior and others praised the Arsenal winger.
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Brazil player ratings vs Japan: Casemiro and Martinelli lead comeback
Brazil player ratings vs Japan: Casemiro scored, Martinelli won it late and Bruno Guimarães supplied his fourth tournament assist.
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Brazil 2-1 Japan: Martinelli's late winner covered a shaky night
Brazil vs Japan ended 2-1 after Gabriel Martinelli's stoppage-time winner, with Casemiro's equaliser and late pressure sending Brazil through.
Lineups & ratings
Brazil
4-3-3 Coach Carlo Ancelotti
1
13
5 ↓90'
7
9 ↓66'
20 ↓46'
8 ↓90'
16
Santos
26
- 19 Endrick for Lucas Paqueta
- 22 Gabriel Martinelli for M. Cunha
- 17 Fabinho for Casemiro
- 18 Danilo Santos for Bruno Guimaraes
- 2 Éderson
- 6 Alex Sandro
- 10 Neymar
- 12 Weverton
- 14 Bremer
- 15 Léo Pereira
- 21 Luiz Henrique
- 23
- 24
- 25
Japan
3-4-2-1 Coach Hajime Moriyasu
14 ↓78'
Ito
22
Tomiyasu
10 ↓66'
15 ↓78'
21
3
Taniguchi
11 ↓90'
13 ↓66'
24
Sano
18
1
Suzuki
- 2 Yukinari Sugawara for R. Doan
- 25 Junnosuke Suzuki for K. Nakamura
- 6 Shuto Machino for J. Ito
- 7 Ao Tanaka for D. Kamada
- 19 Koki Ogawa for D. Maeda
- 4 Ko Itakura
- 5 Yuto Nagatomo
- 8
- 9 Keisuke Goto
- 12 Keisuke Osako
- 16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- 17
- 20 Ayumu Seko
- 23 Tomoki Hayakawa
- 26 Kento Shiogai
Bench · Brazil
- 19 Endrick for Lucas Paqueta
- 22 Gabriel Martinelli for M. Cunha
- 17 Fabinho for Casemiro
- 18 Danilo Santos for Bruno Guimaraes
- 2 Éderson
- 6 Alex Sandro
- 10 Neymar
- 12 Weverton
- 14 Bremer
- 15 Léo Pereira
- 21 Luiz Henrique
- 23
- 24
- 25
Bench · Japan
- 2 Yukinari Sugawara for R. Doan
- 25 Junnosuke Suzuki for K. Nakamura
- 6 Shuto Machino for J. Ito
- 7 Ao Tanaka for D. Kamada
- 19 Koki Ogawa for D. Maeda
- 4 Ko Itakura
- 5 Yuto Nagatomo
- 8
- 9 Keisuke Goto
- 12 Keisuke Osako
- 16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- 17
- 20 Ayumu Seko
- 23 Tomoki Hayakawa
- 26 Kento Shiogai