Brazil vs JapanLive Score, Lineups & H2H

World Cup

2026

Brazil

Casemiro56'

Martinelli90+5'

-FT

Jun 29, 2026

Houston Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Gabriel

Brazil

Assists

7.9

90'+8Substitution

Danilo· In

Bruno Guimarães· Out

Brazil

90'+7Substitution

Koki Ogawa· In

Daizen Maeda· Out

Japan

Goal!

2-1

Gabriel Martinelli

90'+5·Brazil

⚽

90'+3Substitution

Fabinho· In

Casemiro· Out

Brazil

84'Yellow Card

Junnosuke Suzuki

Japan

78'Substitution

Shuto Machino· In

Junya Ito· Out

Japan

78'Substitution

Ao Tanaka· In

Daichi Kamada· Out

Japan

66'Substitution

Gabriel Martinelli· In

Matheus Cunha· Out

Brazil

66'Substitution

Yukinari Sugawara· In

Ritsu Doan· Out

Japan

66'Substitution

Junnosuke Suzuki· In

Keito Nakamura· Out

Japan

Goal!

1-1

Casemiro

56'·Brazil

⚽

48'Yellow Card

Danilo

Brazil

46'Substitution

Endrick· In

Lucas Paquetá· Out

Brazil

45'Yellow Card

Daichi Kamada

Japan

Goal!

0-1

Kaishu Sano

29'·Japan

⚽

14'Yellow Card

Casemiro

Brazil

12'Yellow Card

Kaishu Sano

Japan

Statistics of the Game

Brazil

Japan

69%Ball Possession31%

19Shots Total5

7Shots On Target2

6Corners2

4Fouls13

2Yellow Cards3

1Offsides0

1Saves4

682Passes313

6Shots Off Target1

133Attacks65

88Dangerous Attacks30

12Shots Inside Box2

7Shots Outside Box3

2Goals1

13Free Kicks5

2Shots Blocked6

4Substitutions5

1Hit Woodwork0

12Tackles10

2Assists0

625Accurate Passes260

1Injuries0

39Total Crosses11

10Accurate Crosses2

9Interceptions6

41Duels Won34

5Big Chances Created0

3Big Chances Missed0

Brazil

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Starting XI

6.3

6.3

7.3

7.9

7.3

7.8

7.7

6.9

7.6

6.8

7.1

Substitutes

6.7

6.5

7.4

Manager: Hajime Moriyasu

Starting XI

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.2

6.4

7.4

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.7

6.5

Substitutes

6.5

6.5

5.6

6.3

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Gabriel DF	7.9	90'	0	1	-	135(96%)	-	4/6
Bruno Guimarães MF	7.8	90'	0	1	1/4	50(92%)	2	3/3
Casemiro MF	7.7	90'	1	0	2/2	76(89%)	1	4/7
Rayan FW	7.6	90'	0	0	0/1	31(90%)	2	7/10
Gabriel Martinelli FW	7.4	24'	1	0	1/2	13(100%)	-	0/4
Marquinhos DF	7.3	90'	0	0	-	111(97%)	2	3/4
Douglas Santos DF	7.3	90'	0	0	-	65(95%)	2	4/6
Vinicius Junior FW	7.1	90'	0	0	2/3	39(90%)	-	6/11
Lucas Paquetá MF	6.9	46'	0	0	0/2	42(83%)	2	5/7
Matheus Cunha FW	6.8	66'	0	0	1/3	17(100%)	1	1/6
Fabinho MF	6.7	8'	0	0	0/1	1(100%)	-	1/1
Endrick FW	6.5	44'	0	0	0/1	8(50%)	-	1/5
Alisson GK	6.3	90'	0	0	-	20(68%)	-	-
Danilo DF	6.3	90'	0	0	-	73(88%)	-	2/5
Danilo MF	-	1'	0	0	-	1	-	-

Brazil vs Japan — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Brazil	W2	6	0	11	0	13/15	15-4
Japan	D1	10	1	10	1	11/15	9-3

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Brazil — last 5 games

W6-2 vs Panama2026-05-31
W2-1 vs Egypt2026-06-06
D1-1 vs Morocco2026-06-13
W3-0 vs Haiti2026-06-20
W3-0 @ Scotland2026-06-24

Japan — last 5 games

W1-0 @ England2026-03-31
W1-0 vs Iceland2026-05-31
D2-2 @ Netherlands2026-06-14
W4-0 @ Tunisia2026-06-21
D1-1 vs Sweden2026-06-25

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 5
Brazil wins: 4
Draws: 0
Japan wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 3.6
Over 2.5 goals: 80%
Both teams scored: 40%
Home side won: 20%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 4W 0D 1L (Brazil view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.6 vs 3.6

Aggregated from 5 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-10-14	Japan	3-2	Brazil
2022-06-06	Japan	0-1	Brazil
2017-11-10	Japan	1-3	Brazil
2014-10-14	Japan	0-4	Brazil
2012-10-16	Japan	0-4	Brazil

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Brazil	1	3	7	6	DWW	4	-3
Japan	2	3	5	4	DWD	16	-14

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 2 ptsBrazil 7 · Japan 5
Positions: #1 vs #2

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-06-29

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 50%

(1/2)

Draw 0%

(0/2)

Won 50%

(1/2)

Goals

4-4

Total matches

Recent matches

World Cup•Jun 29, 2026

Brazil

2-1

Japan

Friendly International•Oct 14, 2025

Japan

3-2

Brazil

Head to Head

Last 6 matches

Brazil wins

Draws

Japan wins

Goals Scored

16 - 5

Jun 29, 2026 • World Cup

Brazil

2-1

Japan

Oct 14, 2025 • Friendly International

Japan

3-2

Brazil

Jun 6, 2022 • Friendly International

Japan

0-1

Brazil

Match Report

Japan (2nd, 5 pts) visited Brazil (1st, 7 pts) with 2 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Japan: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd.

Brazil carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Japan carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 10 consecutive games.

The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Brazil wins, 1 for Japan, 0 draws, at 3.6 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.

Goal scorers

Brazil: Casemiro (56'), Gabriel Martinelli (90') · Japan: Kaishu Sano (29')

Key stats

Possession: Brazil 69% · Japan 31% · Total shots: 19-5 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 6-2

More details:

Brazil — live results and schedule Japan — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Brazil vs Japan?

Brazil 2-1 Japan. World Cup match played on 29 Jun 2026.

What league is Brazil vs Japan in?

This match is part of the World Cup. The match takes place at Houston Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Brazil and Japan?

In 5 meetings between 2012 and 2026: Brazil has 4 wins, 0 draws, and 1 losses against Japan.

Where is Brazil vs Japan being played?

The match is being played at Houston Stadium.

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

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Brazil vs Japan — computed insights

Last Matches

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Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 6 matches

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

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