Match reportBrazil 2-1 Japan: Martinelli's late winner covered a shaky nightBrazil vs Japan ended 2-1 after Gabriel Martinelli's stoppage-time winner, with Casemiro's equaliser and late pressure sending Brazil through. Events
First half
Second half
- Substitution: Lucas PaquetaEndrick 46'
- Yellow card: Danilo 48'
- Goal: Casemiro assist: Gabriel 1-1 56'
- Substitution: M. CunhaG. Martinelli 66'
- 66' Substitution: R. DoanY. Sugawara
- 66' Substitution: K. NakamuraJ. Suzuki
- 78' Substitution: D. KamadaA. Tanaka
- 78' Substitution: J. ItoS. Machino
- 84' Yellow card: J. Suzuki
- Substitution: CasemiroFabinho 90+2'
- Goal: G. Martinelli assist: Bruno Guimaraes 2-1 90+5'
- 90+7' Substitution: D. MaedaK. Ogawa
- Substitution: Bruno GuimaraesDanilo Santos 90+8'
Stats
BrazilJapan
- 69% Possession 31%
- 19 Shots 5
- 7 On target 2
- 1.69 xG 0.23
- 6 Corners 2
- 4 Fouls 12
All stats
- 676 Passes 308
- 92% Pass accuracy 84%
- 1 Saves 4
- 1 Offsides 0
- 2 Yellow cards 3
Player of the match
CACasemiroLineups & ratings
Brazil
4-3-3 Coach Carlo Ancelotti
1
13
5 ↓90'
7
9 ↓66'
20 ↓46'
8 ↓90'
16
26
- 19 Endrick for Lucas Paqueta
- 22 Gabriel Martinelli for M. Cunha
- 17 Fabinho for Casemiro
- 18 Danilo Santos for Bruno Guimaraes
- 2
- 6
- 10
- 12
- 14
- 15
- 21
- 23
- 24
- 25
Japan
3-4-2-1 Coach Hajime Moriyasu
14 ↓78'
22
10 ↓66'
15 ↓78'
21
11 ↓90'
13 ↓66'
24
18
1
- 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
- 5
- 8
- 9
- 12 Keisuke Osako
- 16
- 17
- 20
- 23 Tomoki Hayakawa
- 26
Bench · Brazil
- 19 Endrick for Lucas Paqueta
- 22 Gabriel Martinelli for M. Cunha
- 17 Fabinho for Casemiro
- 18 Danilo Santos for Bruno Guimaraes
- 2
- 6
- 10
- 12
- 14
- 15
- 21
- 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
- 5
- 8
- 9
- 12 Keisuke Osako
- 16
- 17
- 20
- 23 Tomoki Hayakawa
- 26


