Brazil 2–1 Japan

Goals from Casemiro 56' and Gabriel Martinelli 90'+5' saw Brazil saw off Japan at Houston Stadium, 2–1. Round of 32 · Monday 29 June 2026 · KO 18:00 UK · Houston Stadium, Houston. Att. 68,777.

Brazil scorers: Casemiro 56', Gabriel Martinelli 90'+5'. Japan scorers: Kaishu Sano 29'.

Brazil: 1 Alisson, 3 Gabriel Magalhaes, 4 Marquinhos, 13 Danilo, 16 Douglas Santos, 5 Casemiro, 8 Bruno Guimaraes, 20 Lucas Paqueta, 7 Vinicius Junior, 9 Matheus Cunha, 26 Rayan.

Japan: 1 Zion Suzuki, 3 Shogo Taniguchi, 21 Hiroki Ito, 22 Takehiro Tomiyasu, 10 Ritsu Doan, 11 Daizen Maeda, 13 Keito Nakamura, 14 Junya Ito, 15 Daichi Kamada, 24 Kaishu Sano, 18 Ayase Ueda.