Brazil 2–1 Japan
Expected and what happened
No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.
- Expected xG
- –
- Actual xG
- 1.7 – 0.2
- Goals
- 2 – 1
Brazil won and made the better chances: 1.7 xG to 0.2.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Gabriel Magalhães, 77.3 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Gabriel Magalhães +30.5, Casemiro +12.5, Kaishu Sano +12.4.
Well below it: Endrick −11.3, Alisson −8.3, Matheus Cunha −8.3.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Brazil
| 24 Jun 2026 | W 3–0 | at Scotland |
| 20 Jun 2026 | W 3–0 | v Haiti |
| 13 Jun 2026 | D 1–1 | v Morocco |
| 9 Sep 2025 | L 0–1 | at Bolivia |
| 5 Sep 2025 | W 3–0 | v Chile |
Japan
| 25 Jun 2026 | D 1–1 | v Sweden |
| 21 Jun 2026 | W 4–0 | at Tunisia |
| 14 Jun 2026 | D 2–2 | at Netherlands |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Brazil
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Martinelli | 24 | 100.0 | – |
| Gabriel Magalhães | 90 | 77.3 | +30.5 |
| Casemiro | 89 | 69.2 | +12.5 |
| Bruno Guimarães | 89 | 65.1 | +2.8 |
| Rayan | 90 | 62.9 | +10.3 |
| Fabinho | 8 | 61.5 | – |
| Marquinhos | 90 | 61.5 | +10.0 |
| Lucas Paquetá | 45 | 60.2 | +9.6 |
| Vinícius Júnior | 90 | 57.9 | +2.3 |
| Danilo | 90 | 56.6 | +9.1 |
| Matheus Cunha | 66 | 46.2 | −8.3 |
| Alisson | 90 | 43.3 | −8.3 |
| Endrick | 45 | 40.3 | −11.3 |
| Danilo Santos | 1 | 37.7 | – |
Japan
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yukinari Sugawara | 24 | 88.4 | – |
| Shuto Machino | 12 | 64.9 | – |
| Junya Ito | 78 | 60.9 | +11.9 |
| Kaishu Sano | 90 | 60.6 | +12.4 |
| Ao Tanaka | 12 | 60.4 | – |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 90 | 56.0 | +8.1 |
| Zion Suzuki | 90 | 52.5 | +2.1 |
| Hiroki Itō | 90 | 51.2 | +1.3 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 90 | 51.1 | – |
| Daichi Kamada | 78 | 50.5 | −2.8 |
| Daizen Maeda | 89 | 47.0 | +0.5 |
| Ritsu Doan | 66 | 45.2 | −2.8 |
| Ayase Ueda | 90 | 43.3 | −6.2 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | 24 | 42.2 | – |
| Keito Nakamura | 66 | 41.2 | – |
| Koki Ogawa | 1 | 38.1 | – |