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World Cup · Round of 32

Brazil × Japan: match result 2 – 1

BrazilHome
2 – 1Full time · 90+11′
JapanAway

Venue: NRG Stadium · Houston

Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy

API-Football data · Last updated Oct 10, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC

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Official lineups according to the data provider

Brazil

Formation 4-3-3

Coach: Carlo Ancelotti

Starting eleven

  1. 1AlissonGoalkeeper
  2. 13DaniloDefender
  3. 4MarquinhosDefender
  4. 3GabrielDefender
  5. 16Douglas SantosDefender
  6. 8Bruno GuimaraesMidfielder
  7. 5CasemiroMidfielder
  8. 20Lucas PaquetaMidfielder
  9. 26RayanForward
  10. 9M. CunhaForward
  11. 7Vinicius JuniorForward

Substitutes

  1. 23EdersonGoalkeeper
  2. 12WevertonGoalkeeper
  3. 10NeymarForward
  4. 6Alex SandroDefender
  5. 15Leo PereiraDefender
  6. 24IbanezDefender
  7. 22G. MartinelliForward
  8. 2EdersonMidfielder
  9. 21Luiz HenriqueForward
  10. 19EndrickForward
  11. 17FabinhoMidfielder
  12. 14BremerDefender
  13. 25I. ThiagoForward
  14. 18Danilo SantosMidfielder

Japan

Formation 3-4-2-1

Coach: Hajime Moriyasu

Starting eleven

  1. 1Z. SuzukiGoalkeeper
  2. 22T. TomiyasuDefender
  3. 3S. TaniguchiDefender
  4. 21H. ItoDefender
  5. 10R. DoanMidfielder
  6. 24K. SanoMidfielder
  7. 15D. KamadaMidfielder
  8. 13K. NakamuraMidfielder
  9. 14J. ItoForward
  10. 11D. MaedaForward
  11. 18A. UedaForward

Substitutes

  1. 12K. OsakoGoalkeeper
  2. 23T. HayakawaGoalkeeper
  3. 5Y. NagatomoDefender
  4. 4K. ItakuraDefender
  5. 20A. SekoDefender
  6. 2Y. SugawaraDefender
  7. 6S. MachinoForward
  8. 17Y. SuzukiMidfielder
  9. 25J. SuzukiDefender
  10. 9K. GotoForward
  11. 19K. OgawaForward
  12. 7A. TanakaMidfielder
  13. 8T. KuboForward
  14. 16T. WatanabeDefender
  15. 26K. ShiogaiForward

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Expected lineups

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Broadcast channels

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Recent head-to-head meetings

Up to five completed meetings before this match, across the competitions covered by the provider.

Kick-offHomeScoreAway

Friendlies		Japan3 – 2
Full time · 90+7′		Brazil

Friendlies		Japan0 – 1
Full time · 90′		Brazil

Friendlies		Japan1 – 3
Full time · 90′		Brazil

Confederations Cup		Brazil3 – 0
Full time · 90′		Japan

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