Brazil vs Japan football prediction
Brazil Brazil
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Japan Japan
Final score Brazil 2 - 1 Japan Match Finished

Brazil vs Japan Predictions | World World Cup | June 29, 2026

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Brazil vs Japan match preview

Brazil vs Japan has finished in World World Cup. The final score was Brazil 2 - 1 Japan, and this page keeps the result, teams, competition and venue information available for reference.

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Final score

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Brazil 2 - 1 Japan

Match result details

Goal scorers

Casemiro Brazil · Goal
Goal
Gabriel Martinelli Brazil · Goal
Goal
Kaishu Sano Japan · Goal
Goal

Cards

Danilo Brazil
1
Casemiro Brazil
1
Kaishu Sano Japan
1
Daichi Kamada Japan
1
Junnosuke Suzuki Japan
1

Team stats from imported player data

Brazil
Goals2
Assists2
Shots / on target13 / 7
Passes / key passes682 / 17
Tackles / interceptions12 / 9
Duels won39
Fouls committed / drawn4 / 10
Cards2Y / 0R
Avg rating7.11
Japan
Goals1
Assists0
Shots / on target3 / 2
Passes / key passes315 / 3
Tackles / interceptions10 / 4
Duels won32
Fouls committed / drawn13 / 4
Cards3Y / 0R
Avg rating6.71

Top player performances

Casemiro
Casemiro Brazil Rating 8 · 1G · 0A · 2 shots
Gabriel Magalhães
Gabriel Magalhães Brazil Rating 7.9 · 0G · 1A · 0 shots
Marquinhos
Marquinhos Brazil Rating 7.9 · 0G · 0A · 0 shots
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Takehiro Tomiyasu Japan Rating 7.7 · 0G · 0A · 0 shots
Vinícius Júnior
Vinícius Júnior Brazil Rating 7.7 · 0G · 0A · 2 shots
Kaishu Sano
Kaishu Sano Japan Rating 7.6 · 1G · 0A · 1 shots

Head-to-head history: Brazil vs Japan

Recent direct meetings imported from API-Football. The summary below is normalized to this fixture perspective: Brazil as home side and Japan as away side.

4Matches
3Brazil wins
0Draws
1Japan wins
Brazil75%
Draw0%
Japan25%

H2H goals: Brazil 9 - 4 Japan across 4 completed direct meetings.

2025-10-14
Japan vs BrazilWorld Friendlies
3 - 2
2022-06-06
Japan vs BrazilWorld Friendlies
0 - 1
2017-11-10
Japan vs BrazilWorld Friendlies
1 - 3
2013-06-15
Brazil vs JapanWorld Confederations Cup
3 - 0

Lineups

Brazil

Alisson
Danilo
Marquinhos
Gabriel Magalhães
Douglas Santos
Bruno Guimarães
Casemiro
Lucas Paquetá
Rayan
Matheus Cunha
Vinícius Júnior

Japan

Zion Suzuki
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Shogo Taniguchi
Hiroki Itō
Ritsu Doan
Kaishu Sano
Daichi Kamada
Keito Nakamura
Junya Ito
Daizen Maeda
Ayase Ueda

World World Cup classification

# Team Pld W D L GD Pts Form
1
Brazil Brazil
3 2 1 0 6 7 LWWWD
2
Morocco Morocco
3 2 1 0 3 7 LWWWW
3
Scotland Scotland
3 1 0 2 -3 3 LLW
4
Haiti Haiti
3 0 0 3 -6 0 LLL

Key details for Brazil vs Japan

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Questions about Brazil vs Japan

What is the status of Brazil vs Japan?

The match has finished. The final result is Brazil 2 - 1 Japan.

Are probabilities available for this game?

Yes. The current probability split is Brazil 56%, draw 25% and Japan 19%.

Is head-to-head history available?

Yes. The H2H sample contains 4 completed direct meetings: Brazil 3 wins, 0 draws and Japan 1 wins.

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Important Note

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