Brazil beat Japan 2-1. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 19 shots. Best on the pitch was Casemiro, rated 8.0.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup 2026
   BRA 4-3-3·3-4-2-1 JPN
   Coach: Carlo Ancelotti · Hajime MoriyasuReferee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy📍 NRG Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 12'
      

      JPN
      Yellow card
      K. Sano
   3. 14'
      

      BRA
      Yellow card
      Casemiro
   4. 29'
      

      JPN
      GOOOAL!K. Sano
   5. 45'
      

      JPN
      Yellow card
      Daichi Kamada
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      BRA
      Substitution
      ▲Endrick▼Lucas Paquetá
   3. 48'
      

      BRA
      Yellow card
      Danilo
   4. 56'
      

      BRA
      GOOOAL!CasemiroAssist: Gabriel
   5. 66'
      

      BRA
      Substitution
      ▲Gabriel Martinelli▼Matheus Cunha
   6. 66'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Y. Sugawara▼Ritsu Dōan
   7. 66'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲J. Suzuki▼K. Nakamura
   8. 78'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Ao Tanaka▼Daichi Kamada
   9. 78'
      

      JPN
      Substitution
      ▲Shūto Machino▼J. Ito
   10. 84'
       

       JPN
       Yellow card
       J. Suzuki
   11. 90'
       

       BRA
       GOOOAL!Gabriel MartinelliAssist: Bruno Guimaraes
   12. 90+3'
       

       BRA
       Substitution
       ▲Fabinho▼Casemiro
   13. 90+7'
       

       JPN
       Substitution
       ▲K. Ogawa▼Daizen Maeda
   14. 90+8'
       

       BRA
       Substitution
       ▲Danilo Oliveira▼Bruno Guimarães