Brazil 2-1 Japan

World Cup · Round of 32

Brazil

Casemiro 56'

G. Martinelli 90'

2 – 1

HT 0–1

Japan

K. Sano 29'

World Cup

Round of 32

Brazil2–1Japan

1.69

Expected goals

0.23

29′56′90′

Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: BRA 1.69, JAP 0.23.

Match report

Brazil 2-1 Japan

Brazil edged out Japan 2-1 at NRG Stadium in World Cup. Sano opened the scoring for Japan on 29', Casemiro levelled for Brazil on 56' and Martinelli put Brazil back in front on 90'.

Expected goals finished Brazil 1.69, Japan 0.23. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Brazil held 69.0% of the ball.

It was settled late — Martinelli struck on 90' to swing it Brazil's way with the game otherwise level.

Casemiro came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.0 for Brazil from 1 goal, 2 shots and 1 tackle.

Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.

Quick stats

69%Possession31%

19Shots5

1.69xG0.23

What the numbers say

2 reads

Comeback Win

Brazil

Brazil went behind and turned the match around.

Final score: 2–1

Late Drama

Both teams

The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Brazil scored on 90′.

Goals after 80′: 1
Last goal: 90′

Timeline

🟨12'

Kaishu Sano

Foul

Casemiro

Foul

🟨14'

⚽29'

K. Sano

🟨45'

Daichi Kamada

Foul

Half-time

Endrick ↑ Lucas Paqueta ↓

🔄46'

Danilo

Foul

🟨48'

Casemiro — assist: Gabriel

⚽56'

G. Martinelli ↑ M. Cunha ↓

🔄66'

Y. Sugawara ↑ R. Doan ↓

🔄66'

J. Suzuki ↑ K. Nakamura ↓

🔄78'

S. Machino ↑ J. Ito ↓

🔄78'

A. Tanaka ↑ D. Kamada ↓

🟨84'

Junnosuke Suzuki

Foul

G. Martinelli — assist: Bruno Guimaraes

⚽90'

Fabinho ↑ Casemiro ↓

🔄90+3'

🔄90+7'

K. Ogawa ↑ D. Maeda ↓

Danilo Santos ↑ Bruno Guimaraes ↓

🔄90+8'

Match info

Kickoff

VenueNRG Stadium, Houston

RefereeMaurizio Mariani, Italy

CompetitionWorld Cup

Season2026

RoundRound of 32

StatusMatch Finished

Brazil 2-1 Japan

Brazil edged out Japan 2-1 at NRG Stadium in World Cup. Sano opened the scoring for Japan on 29', Casemiro levelled for Brazil on 56' and Martinelli put Brazil back in front on 90'.

Expected goals finished Brazil 1.69, Japan 0.23. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Brazil held 69.0% of the ball.

It was settled late — Martinelli struck on 90' to swing it Brazil's way with the game otherwise level.

Casemiro came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.0 for Brazil from 1 goal, 2 shots and 1 tackle.

Timeline

🟨12'

Kaishu Sano

Foul

Casemiro

Foul

🟨14'

⚽29'

K. Sano

🟨45'

Daichi Kamada

Foul

Half-time

Endrick ↑ Lucas Paqueta ↓

🔄46'

Danilo

Foul

🟨48'

Casemiro — assist: Gabriel

⚽56'

G. Martinelli ↑ M. Cunha ↓

🔄66'

Y. Sugawara ↑ R. Doan ↓

🔄66'

J. Suzuki ↑ K. Nakamura ↓

🔄78'

S. Machino ↑ J. Ito ↓

🔄78'

A. Tanaka ↑ D. Kamada ↓

🟨84'

Junnosuke Suzuki

Foul

G. Martinelli — assist: Bruno Guimaraes

⚽90'

Fabinho ↑ Casemiro ↓

🔄90+3'

🔄90+7'

K. Ogawa ↑ D. Maeda ↓

Danilo Santos ↑ Bruno Guimaraes ↓

🔄90+8'

Brazil2–1Japan

Brazil 2-1 Japan

What the numbers say

Comeback Win

Late Drama

Timeline

Brazil2–1Japan

Brazil 2-1 Japan

Match context

What the numbers say

Comeback Win

Late Drama

Timeline

Match context