Brazil vs Japan match stats & report

2–1 Full time

World Cup · Round of 32 · NRG Stadium, Houston · Ref Maurizio Mariani, Italy

Brazil stats & fixtures · Japan stats & fixtures

Brazil beat Japan 2–1 in the World Cup (Round of 32) on 29 June 2026. Expected goals finished 1.69–0.23. Brazil had 69% of the ball.

Brazil vs Japan match statistics

BrazilJapan

69% Ball possession 31%
1.69 Expected goals (xG) 0.23
19 Total shots 5
7 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 1
6 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 2
6 Corners 2
4 Fouls 13
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
682 Passes 315
92% Pass accuracy 83%
1 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

12' Yellow card K. Sano Japan
14' Yellow card Casemiro Brazil
29' Goal K. Sano Japan
45' Yellow card D. Kamada Japan
48' Yellow card Danilo Brazil
56' Goal Casemiro (assist Gabriel Magalhães) Brazil
84' Yellow card Junnosuke Suzuki Japan
90' Goal G. Martinelli (assist Bruno Guimaraes) Brazil

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Brazil

Confirmed 4-3-3 Carlo Ancelotti

1 Alisson Becker

16 Douglas Santos 3 Gabriel Magalhães 4 Marquinhos 13 Danilo

20 Lucas Paqueta 5 Casemiro 8 Bruno Guimaraes

7 Vinicius Junior 9 Matheus Cunha 26 Rayan

Bench Ederson , Weverton , Neymar , Alex Sandro , Leo Pereira , Ibañez , G. Martinelli , Éderson , Luiz Henrique , Endrick , Fabinho , Bremer , Thiago , Danilo

Japan

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Hajime Moriyasu

1 Z. Suzuki

21 H. Ito 3 Shogo Taniguchi 22 T. Tomiyasu

13 K. Nakamura 15 D. Kamada 24 K. Sano 10 R. Doan

11 D. Maeda 14 Junya Ito

18 A. Ueda

Bench K. Osako , T. Hayakawa , Y. Nagatomo , K. Itakura , A. Seko , Y. Sugawara , S. Machino , Y. Suzuki , Junnosuke Suzuki , Keisuke Goto , Koki Ogawa , A. Tanaka , T. Kubo , T. Watanabe , K. Shiogai

Out and doubtful

Lucas Paqueta Brazil Out — Hamstring Muscle Injury
Raphinha Brazil Out — Hamstring Muscle Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Brazil at home

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Japan away

3–1–1 in 5 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 5
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Brazil vs Japan head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
14 Oct 25	Japan v Brazil	3–2
6 Jun 22	Japan v Brazil	0–1
10 Nov 17	Japan v Brazil	1–3

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Brazil vs Japan head-to-head record