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Japan
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HT 0-1
K. Sano 29'

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K. Sano 12'

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Casemiro 14'

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K. Sano 29'

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D. Kamada 45'

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Half Time

Brazil 4-3-3 Carlo Ancelotti

Alisson 1
Alisson
Douglas Santos 16
Santos
Gabriel Magalhães 3
Magalhães
Marquinhos 4
Marquinhos
Danilo 13
Danilo
Lucas Paquetá 20
Paquetá
Casemiro 5
Casemiro
Bruno Guimarães 8
Guimarães
Vinícius Júnior 7
Júnior
Matheus Cunha 9
Cunha
Rayan 26
Rayan

Starters

  • Alisson1 Alisson
  • Douglas Santos16 Douglas Santos
  • Gabriel Magalhães3 Gabriel Magalhães
  • Marquinhos4 Marquinhos
  • Danilo13 Danilo
  • Lucas Paquetá20 Lucas Paquetá
  • Casemiro5 Casemiro
  • Bruno Guimarães8 Bruno Guimarães
  • Vinícius Júnior7 Vinícius Júnior
  • Matheus Cunha9 Matheus Cunha
  • Rayan26 Rayan

Substitutes

  • Éderson2 Éderson
  • Alex Sandro6 Alex Sandro
  • Neymar10 Neymar
  • Weverton12 Weverton
  • Bremer14 Bremer
  • Léo Pereira15 Léo Pereira
  • Fabinho17 Fabinho
  • Danilo Santos18 Danilo Santos
  • Endrick19 Endrick
  • Luiz Henrique21 Luiz Henrique
  • Gabriel Martinelli22 Gabriel Martinelli
  • Ederson23 Ederson
  • Roger Ibañez24 Roger Ibañez
  • Igor Thiago25 Igor Thiago

Japan 3-4-2-1 Hajime Moriyasu

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

Starters

  • Zion Suzuki1 Zion Suzuki
  • Hiroki Itō21 Hiroki Itō
  • Shogo Taniguchi3 Shogo Taniguchi
  • Takehiro Tomiyasu22 Takehiro Tomiyasu
  • Keito Nakamura13 Keito Nakamura
  • Daichi Kamada15 Daichi Kamada
  • Kaishu Sano24 Kaishu Sano
  • Ritsu Doan10 Ritsu Doan
  • Daizen Maeda11 Daizen Maeda
  • Junya Ito14 Junya Ito
  • Ayase Ueda18 Ayase Ueda

Substitutes

  • Yukinari Sugawara2 Yukinari Sugawara
  • Ko Itakura4 Ko Itakura
  • Yuto Nagatomo5 Yuto Nagatomo
  • Shuto Machino6 Shuto Machino
  • Ao Tanaka7 Ao Tanaka
  • Takefusa Kubo8 Takefusa Kubo
  • Keisuke Goto9 Keisuke Goto
  • Keisuke Osako12 Keisuke Osako
  • Tsuyoshi Watanabe16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe
  • Yuito Suzuki17 Yuito Suzuki
  • Koki Ogawa19 Koki Ogawa
  • Ayumu Seko20 Ayumu Seko
  • Tomoki Hayakawa23 Tomoki Hayakawa
  • Junnosuke Suzuki25 Junnosuke Suzuki
  • Kento Shiogai26 Kento Shiogai

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Brazil are applying more pressure
67% 33%

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Brazil Japan
  • 2 Shots on Goal 1
  • 2 Shots off Goal 1
  • 8 Total Shots 4
  • 4 Blocked Shots 2
  • 4 Shots insidebox 1
  • 4 Shots outsidebox 3
  • 1 Fouls 6
  • 2 Corner Kicks 2
  • 1 Offsides 0
  • 68% Ball Possession 32%
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Red Cards 0
  • 0 Goalkeeper Saves 2
  • 355 Total passes 162
  • 330 Passes accurate 138
  • 93% Passes % 85%
  • 0.31 expected_goals 0.21
  • 0.02 goals_prevented 0.02

Head-to-Head Stats

Brazil Wins 3
Draws 0
Japan Wins 1

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League Standings

# Team MP W D L GD Pts
1 Mexico 3 3 0 0 6 9
2 South Africa 3 1 1 1 -1 4
3 South Korea 3 1 0 2 -1 3
4 Czechia 3 0 1 2 -4 1
1 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 7
2 Canada 3 1 1 1 5 4
3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 -1 4
4 Qatar 3 0 1 2 -8 1
1 Brazil 3 2 1 0 6 7
2 Morocco 3 2 1 0 3 7
3 Scotland 3 1 0 2 -3 3
4 Haiti 3 0 0 3 -6 0
1 USA 3 2 0 1 4 6
2 Australia 3 1 1 1 0 4
3 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 -2 4
4 Türkiye 3 1 0 2 -2 3
1 Germany 3 2 0 1 6 6
2 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 2 6
3 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 0 4
4 Curaçao 3 0 1 2 -8 1
1 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 6 7
2 Japan 3 1 2 0 4 5
3 Sweden 3 1 1 1 0 4
4 Tunisia 3 0 0 3 -10 0
1 Belgium 3 1 2 0 4 5
2 Egypt 3 1 2 0 2 5
3 Iran 3 0 3 0 0 3
4 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 -6 1
1 Spain 3 2 1 0 5 7
2 Cape Verde Islands 3 0 3 0 0 3
3 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 -1 2
4 Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 -4 2
1 France 3 3 0 0 8 9
2 Norway 3 2 0 1 1 6
3 Senegal 3 1 0 2 2 3
4 Iraq 3 0 0 3 -11 0
1 Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 9
2 Austria 3 1 1 1 0 4
3 Algeria 3 1 1 1 -2 4
4 Jordan 3 0 0 3 -5 0
1 Colombia 3 2 1 0 3 7
2 Portugal 3 1 2 0 5 5
3 Congo DR 3 1 1 1 1 4
4 Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 -9 0
1 England 3 2 1 0 4 7
2 Croatia 3 2 0 1 0 6
3 Ghana 3 1 1 1 0 4
4 Panama 3 0 0 3 -4 0
1 Congo DR 3 1 1 1 1 4
2 Sweden 3 1 1 1 0 4
3 Ghana 3 1 1 1 0 4
4 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 0 4
5 Bosnia & Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 -1 4
6 Algeria 3 1 1 1 -2 4
7 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 -2 4
8 Senegal 3 1 0 2 2 3
9 Iran 3 0 3 0 0 3
10 South Korea 3 1 0 2 -1 3
11 Scotland 3 1 0 2 -3 3
12 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 -1 2

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