Brazil 2-1 Japan: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Brazil

Casemiro 56'

Gabriel Martinelli 90' +5

Japan

K. Sano 29'

World Cup 2026

Round of 32

June 29, 2026 5:00pm

NRG Stadium, Houston

Key stats

Ball Possession

69%

31%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Brazil 4-3-3

Japan 3-4-2-1

Goalkeeper

Alisson Becker

6.3

Z. Suzuki

7.3

Defenders

Douglas Santos

7.5

H. Ito

6.5

Gabriel Magalhães

7.6

S. Taniguchi

6.9

Marquinhos

7.6

T. Tomiyasu

7.3

Danilo

6.0

Midfielders

Lucas Paquetá

6.9

Keito Nakamura

6.5

Casemiro

8.2

D. Kamada

6.7

Bruno Guimarães

7.3

K. Sano

7.6

R. Dōan

6.7

Forwards

Vinícius Júnior

7.7

D. Maeda

6.9

Matheus Cunha

6.2

J. Ito

6.9

Rayan

7.5

A. Ueda

6.3

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Highest rating

8.2

Casemiro

7.6

K. Sano

Match Summary

On June 29, 2026 during the 2026 World Cup match, Brazil faced off against Japan at NRG Stadium, Houston. The game concluded with Brazil securing a victory. With 69% possession, Brazil versus Japan's 31% and shots on goal at 7 to 2. Brazil and Japan both had the same percentage of successful passes. The outstanding efforts by Casemiro and K. Sano played a key role.

Lineup

4-3-3

3-4-2-1

Becker

6.3

Played:
95Min

Saves:
1 of 2

Accurate passes:
12/18

Danilo

6.0

Played:
95Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
65/72

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/5

Marquinhos

7.6

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
108/111

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/3

Magalhães

7.6

Played:
95Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
130/135

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/4

Santos

7.5

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
63/65

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
3/4

Guimarães

7.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
45/49

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
3/3

Casemiro

8.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
68/76

Won duels:
4/6

Dribbles:
1/1

Paquetá

6.9

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
35/42

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
5/7

Dribbles:
0/1

Rayan

7.5

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
28/30

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
6/9

Dribbles:
1/1

Cunha

6.2

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
17/17

Won duels:
1/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Júnior

7.7

Played:
95Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
35/39

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
6/11

Dribbles:
3/6

Ueda

6.3

Played:
95Min

Accurate passes:
6/9

Won duels:
3/7

Maeda

6.9

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
13/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
0/1

Ito

6.9

Played:
78Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
16/20

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/7

Dribbles:
0/2

Nakamura

6.5

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
18/21

Won duels:
2/3

Kamada

6.7

Played:
78Min

Accurate passes:
33/33

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/2

Sano

7.6

Played:
95Min

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
28/31

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
1/1

Dōan

6.7

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
13/17

Won duels:
2/4

Ito

6.5

Played:
95Min

Accurate passes:
28/35

Won duels:
1/4

Taniguchi

6.9

Played:
95Min

Blocked:
2

Accurate passes:
44/47

Won duels:
2/3

Tomiyasu

7.3

Played:
95Min

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
25/32

Won duels:
4/8

Suzuki

7.3

Played:
95Min

Saves:
4 of 6

Accurate passes:
20/27

Won duels:
1/1

Substitutes

Coach

Carlo Ancelotti

Endrick

6.2

Played:
50Min

Accurate passes:
4/8

Won duels:
0/5

Martinelli

7.5

Played:
29Min

Accurate passes:
13/13

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/3

Ederson

Weverton

Sandro

Bremer

Pereira

Ibañez

Éderson

Fabinho

Played:
2Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Won duels:
1/1

Henrique

Santos

Thiago

Neymar

Coach

Hajime Moriyasu

Sugawara

6.7

Played:
29Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
2/4

Won duels:
2/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Suzuki

6.2

Played:
29Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
1/4

Osako

Hayakawa

Itakura

Nagatomo

Watanabe

Seko

Tanaka

6.3

Played:
17Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
4/6

Won duels:
3/6

Suzuki

Kubo

Machino

6.7

Played:
17Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Ogawa

Shiogai

Goto

Stats

Ball Possession

Brazil Brazil: 69%

Japan Japan: 31%

Total Shots

Brazil Brazil: 19

Japan Japan: 5

Shots on Goal

Brazil Brazil: 7

Japan Japan: 2

Corner Kicks

Brazil Brazil: 6

Japan Japan: 2

Offsides

Brazil Brazil: 1

Japan Japan: 0

Fouls

Brazil Brazil: 4

Japan Japan: 12

Yellow Cards

Brazil Brazil: 2

Japan Japan: 3

Red Cards

Brazil Brazil: 0

Japan Japan: 0

Total Passes

Brazil Brazil: 676

Japan Japan: 308

Goals Prevented

Brazil Brazil: 0

Japan Japan: 0

Passes Accuracy

Brazil Brazil: 624 (92%)

Japan Japan: 258 (84%)

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Brazil vs Japan

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline