Brazil vs Japan Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
12'Kaishu Sano Japan
14'Casemiro Brazil
29'K. Sano Japan
45'Daichi Kamada Japan
48'Danilo Brazil
56'Casemiro (Gabriel)Brazil
84'Junnosuke Suzuki Japan
90'G. Martinelli (Bruno Guimaraes)Brazil
Match Statistics ?
Brazil
Japan
69%
Possession
31%
7
Shots on Target
2
19
Total Shots
5
6
Corners
2
4
Fouls
13
1.69
xG
0.23
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Brazil · 4-3-3
1G
13D
4D
3D
16D
8M
5M
20M
26F
9F
7F
Japan · 3-4-2-1
1G
22D
3D
21D
10M
24M
15M
13M
14F
11F
18F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Brazil 45%Draw 27%Japan 28%
xG: 1.41Expected goalsxG: 1.04
Brazil vs Japan looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
Brazil: 1621 (#9) · Japan: 1586 (#14)
H2H Record ?
7–2–1
Brazil leads
Avg 3.2 goals/game · 10 meetings
Brazil
Japan
#1
Position ?
#2
7
Points ?
5
2W 1D 0L
Record ?
1W 2D 0L
7
Goals For ?
7
1
Goals Against ?
3
+6
Goal Diff
+4
#6
FIFA Rank ?
#18
2.6%
Win Prob ?
0.9%
L W W W D
Form ?
L D W D
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
22 Jun 2006FIFA World CupJapan1–4NBrazil
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
14 Oct 2025Kirin CupJapan3–2Brazil
6 Jun 2022FriendlyJapan0–1Brazil
10 Nov 2017FriendlyJapan1–3NBrazil
14 Oct 2014FriendlyJapan0–4NBrazil
15 Jun 2013Confederations CupBrazil3–0Japan
16 Oct 2012FriendlyJapan0–4NBrazil
22 Jun 2006World CupJapan1–4NBrazil
22 Jun 2005Confederations CupJapan2–2NBrazil
4 Jun 2001Confederations CupJapan0–0Brazil
31 Mar 1999FriendlyJapan0–2Brazil
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — Brazil averaging 2.7 goals/game, Japan averaging 3.3. Combined 3.0 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — Brazil and Japan both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
High-scoring H2H history — these two average 3.2 goals across their last 10 meetings.
Injuries & Absences
Brazil — Injuries
Neymar
Injury
Raphinha
Injury
Lucas Paquetá
Injury
Japan — Injuries
S. Machino
Injury
T. Kubo
Injury