Brazil vs Japan — World Cup 2026

Tale of the tape.

The auto-generated comparison for Brazil vs Japan. Editorial detail lands closer to kickoff.

Win probability.

A first-pass split off the FIFA rankings — replace with the live model once the form data lands.

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

The bench faceoff.

Brazil · Head coach

C. Ancelotti

Japan · Head coach

H. Moriyasu

Where to watch.

FIFA's named broadcast partners by territory. How many matches each carries — and whether coverage is free or paid — is set by local rights deals, so check your broadcaster for this fixture.

Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

Brazil

BRA · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers3

1Alisson Becker12Weverton23Ederson

Defenders9

2Wesley3Gabriel Magalhães4Marquinhos6Alex Sandro13Danilo14Bremer15Léo Pereira16Douglas Santos24Ibañez

Midfield8

2Éderson Silva5Casemiro7Vinícius Júnior8Bruno Guimarães11Raphinha17Fabinho18Danilo Santos20Lucas Paquetá

Attack7

9Matheus Cunha10Neymar19Endrick21Luiz Henrique22Gabriel Martinelli25Thiago26Rayan

Japan

JPN · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers3

1Z. Suzuki12K. Osako23T. Hayakawa

Defenders8

3S. Taniguchi4K. Itakura5Y. Nagatomo16T. Watanabe20A. Seko21H. Ito22T. Tomiyasu25J. Suzuki

Midfield6

2Y. Sugawara6W. Endo7A. Tanaka13Keito Nakamura17Y. Suzuki24K. Sano

Attack10

6S. Machino8T. Kubo9K. Goto10R. Doan11D. Maeda14J. Ito15D. Kamada18A. Ueda19Koki Ogawa26K. Shiogai