Brazil vs Japan

Brazil vs Japan in the Round of 32, played June 29, ended 2-1 to Brazil, a result that kept the five-time champions moving forward before a shock Round of 16 exit against Norway ended their tournament one round later.
Brazil had won Group C ahead of the match, beating Haiti 3-0 and Scotland 3-0 around a 1-1 draw with Morocco, and carried that form into a knockout stage that started well before Norway's Erling Haaland-inspired upset followed. Japan, runners-up in Group F after a 2-2 draw with Netherlands and a 1-1 draw with Sweden either side of a 4-0 win over Tunisia, pushed Brazil in a tight match but could not find a way through for a second goal. The result extended Brazil's run for one more round, setting up the meeting with Norway that would become one of the tournament's defining upsets.
Track Brazil vs Japan for the complete story of that Round of 32 result, with the widget below tracking lineups, scoring, discipline and match statistics from the game. For Japan, the tournament ends after a competitive group-stage campaign; for Brazil, the win was the last routine result before the shock exit to Norway in the very next round. Follow the page here for the full match data.