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Brazil host Japan in the World Cup 2026 on 29 June 2026, Monday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 18:00 UK Time.
Brazil face Japan in the Round of 32 at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday June 29, in the first ever World Cup meeting between the two nations.
Brazil topped Group C with seven points after drawing 1-1 with Morocco on Matchday 1, then winning 3-0 against Haiti and 3-0 against Scotland. Neymar made his tournament debut against Scotland after missing the first two games with a calf injury and is expected to start in Houston.
Raphinha is out with a right hamstring injury sustained against Haiti and will miss this game, Luiz Henrique the likely options to replace him.
Japan finished second in Group F with five points after a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands, a 4-0 win over Tunisia and a 1-1 draw with Sweden. Daizen Maeda scored the Sweden goal from a Ritsu Doan assist in the 56th minute.
Ayase Ueda leads the attack and Kubo is fit and available after missing the Tunisia game with a knee issue.
Japan beat Brazil 3-2 in a friendly in Tokyo in October 2025, coming from 2-0 down, making this the most significant competitive meeting between two sides with a freshly complicated recent history.
Vinicius Junior is Brazil’s most dangerous attacker and has scored in every Group C match.
The best bet for this match is Brazil to win and both teams to score at 4.00 odds. Japan scored in every group game including a composed team move against Sweden, and their counter-attacking system is built to exploit the space Brazil leave in behind when Vinicius and Neymar push high.
Brazil conceded to Morocco in the group stage and Japan’s transitions are sharper than anything Morocco produced. The 4.00 price reflects the real possibility of Japan scoring while Brazil still win the match.
The second half to be the highest scoring half at 2.10 odds is the value pick. Brazil’s goals against Haiti and Scotland all came after the break and Ancelotti’s substitutions consistently increase the tempo.
Japan’s defensive shape holds for long periods before gaps open as fatigue sets in and Brazil’s depth tells.
The Correct Score Prediction is Brazil 2-1 at 9.00 odds. Japan will score through a counter-attacking moment or set piece, Brazil score twice through the class of Vinicius and Neymar, and the Selecao advance with room to spare.
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Brazil to win & Both teams to Score
 | 4.00 Odds | .png) |
Highest Scoring Half - Second Half
| 2.10 Odds | |
Brazil 2-1
| 9.00 Odds | |
| Brazil | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 3 | 3 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 2 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 7 | 7 |
| Goals Against | 1 | 3 |
| Brazil | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 4 | 6 |
| Goals Against | 1 | 2 |
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24.06.26
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Scotland Brazil |
0-3 |
|
20.06.26
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Brazil Haiti |
3-0 |
|
13.06.26
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Brazil Morocco |
1-1 |
|
06.06.26
|
Brazil Egypt |
2-1 |
|
31.05.26
|
Brazil Panama |
6-2 |
|
01.04.26
|
Brazil Croatia |
3-1 |
|
26.03.26
|
Brazil France |
1-2 |
|
18.11.25
|
Brazil Tunisia |
1-1 |
|
15.11.25
|
Brazil Senegal |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Japan Brazil |
3-2 |
|
10.10.25
|
South Korea Brazil |
0-5 |
|
10.09.25
|
Bolivia Brazil |
1-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Brazil Chile |
3-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Brazil Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
06.06.25
|
Ecuador Brazil |
0-0 |
|
26.03.25
|
Argentina Brazil |
4-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Brazil Colombia |
2-1 |
|
20.11.24
|
Brazil Uruguay |
1-1 |
|
14.11.24
|
Venezuela Brazil |
1-1 |
|
16.10.24
|
Brazil Peru |
4-0 |
|
11.10.24
|
Chile Brazil |
1-2 |
|
11.09.24
|
Paraguay Brazil |
1-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Brazil Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
07.07.24
|
Uruguay Brazil (Penalties:4 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
03.07.24
|
Brazil Colombia |
1-1 |
|
29.06.24
|
Paraguay Brazil |
1-4 |
|
25.06.24
|
Brazil Costa Rica |
0-0 |
|
13.06.24
|
USA Brazil |
1-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Mexico Brazil |
2-3 |
|
26.03.24
|
Spain Brazil |
3-3 |
|
23.03.24
|
England Brazil |
0-1 |
|
22.11.23
|
Brazil Argentina |
0-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Colombia Brazil |
2-1 |
|
18.10.23
|
Uruguay Brazil |
2-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Brazil Venezuela |
1-1 |
|
13.09.23
|
Peru Brazil |
0-1 |
|
09.09.23
|
Brazil Bolivia |
5-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Brazil Senegal |
2-4 |
|
17.06.23
|
Brazil Guinea |
4-1 |
|
25.03.23
|
Morocco Brazil |
2-1 |
|
09.12.22
|
Croatia Brazil (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
05.12.22
|
Brazil South Korea |
4-1 |
|
02.12.22
|
Cameroon Brazil |
1-0 |
|
28.11.22
|
Brazil Switzerland |
1-0 |
|
24.11.22
|
Brazil Serbia |
2-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Brazil Tunisia |
5-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Brazil Ghana |
3-0 |
|
06.06.22
|
Japan Brazil |
0-1 |
|
02.06.22
|
South Korea Brazil |
1-5 |
|
31.03.22
|
Bolivia Brazil |
0-4 |
|
20.06.26
|
Brazil Haiti |
3-0 |
|
13.06.26
|
Brazil Morocco |
1-1 |
|
06.06.26
|
Brazil Egypt |
2-1 |
|
31.05.26
|
Brazil Panama |
6-2 |
|
01.04.26
|
Brazil Croatia |
3-1 |
|
26.03.26
|
Brazil France |
1-2 |
|
18.11.25
|
Brazil Tunisia |
1-1 |
|
15.11.25
|
Brazil Senegal |
2-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Brazil Chile |
3-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Brazil Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Brazil Colombia |
2-1 |
|
20.11.24
|
Brazil Uruguay |
1-1 |
|
16.10.24
|
Brazil Peru |
4-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Brazil Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
03.07.24
|
Brazil Colombia |
1-1 |
|
25.06.24
|
Brazil Costa Rica |
0-0 |
|
22.11.23
|
Brazil Argentina |
0-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
Brazil Venezuela |
1-1 |
|
09.09.23
|
Brazil Bolivia |
5-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Brazil Senegal |
2-4 |
|
17.06.23
|
Brazil Guinea |
4-1 |
|
05.12.22
|
Brazil South Korea |
4-1 |
|
28.11.22
|
Brazil Switzerland |
1-0 |
|
24.11.22
|
Brazil Serbia |
2-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Brazil Tunisia |
5-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Brazil Ghana |
3-0 |
|
24.03.22
|
Brazil Chile |
4-0 |
|
02.02.22
|
Brazil Paraguay |
4-0 |
|
12.11.21
|
Brazil Colombia |
1-0 |
|
15.10.21
|
Brazil Uruguay |
4-1 |
|
10.09.21
|
Brazil Peru |
2-0 |
|
05.07.21
|
Brazil Peru |
1-0 |
|
03.07.21
|
Brazil Chile |
1-0 |
|
27.06.21
|
Brazil Ecuador |
1-1 |
|
24.06.21
|
Brazil Colombia |
2-1 |
|
18.06.21
|
Brazil Peru |
4-0 |
|
13.06.21
|
Brazil Venezuela |
3-0 |
|
05.06.21
|
Brazil Ecuador |
2-0 |
|
14.11.20
|
Brazil Venezuela |
1-0 |
|
10.10.20
|
Brazil Bolivia |
5-0 |
|
19.11.19
|
Brazil South Korea |
3-0 |
|
15.11.19
|
Brazil Argentina |
0-1 |
|
13.10.19
|
Brazil Nigeria |
1-1 |
|
10.10.19
|
Brazil Senegal |
1-1 |
|
11.09.19
|
Brazil Peru |
0-1 |
|
07.09.19
|
Brazil Colombia |
2-2 |
|
07.07.19
|
Brazil Peru |
3-1 |
|
03.07.19
|
Brazil Argentina |
2-0 |
|
28.06.19
|
Brazil Paraguay (Penalties:4 - 3) |
0-0 |
|
19.06.19
|
Brazil Venezuela |
0-0 |
|
24.06.26
|
Scotland Brazil |
0-3 |
|
14.10.25
|
Japan Brazil |
3-2 |
|
10.10.25
|
South Korea Brazil |
0-5 |
|
09.09.25
|
Bolivia Brazil |
1-0 |
|
05.06.25
|
Ecuador Brazil |
0-0 |
|
26.03.25
|
Argentina Brazil |
4-1 |
|
14.11.24
|
Venezuela Brazil |
1-1 |
|
11.10.24
|
Chile Brazil |
1-2 |
|
11.09.24
|
Paraguay Brazil |
1-0 |
|
07.07.24
|
Uruguay Brazil (Penalties:4 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
29.06.24
|
Paraguay Brazil |
1-4 |
|
12.06.24
|
USA Brazil |
1-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Mexico Brazil |
2-3 |
|
26.03.24
|
Spain Brazil |
3-3 |
|
23.03.24
|
England Brazil |
0-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Colombia Brazil |
2-1 |
|
18.10.23
|
Uruguay Brazil |
2-0 |
|
13.09.23
|
Peru Brazil |
0-1 |
|
25.03.23
|
Morocco Brazil |
2-1 |
|
09.12.22
|
Croatia Brazil (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
02.12.22
|
Cameroon Brazil |
1-0 |
|
06.06.22
|
Japan Brazil |
0-1 |
|
02.06.22
|
South Korea Brazil |
1-5 |
|
30.03.22
|
Bolivia Brazil |
0-4 |
|
27.01.22
|
Ecuador Brazil |
1-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Argentina Brazil |
0-0 |
|
10.10.21
|
Colombia Brazil |
0-0 |
|
07.10.21
|
Venezuela Brazil |
1-3 |
|
03.09.21
|
Chile Brazil |
0-1 |
|
11.07.21
|
Argentina Brazil |
1-0 |
|
09.06.21
|
Paraguay Brazil |
0-2 |
|
17.11.20
|
Uruguay Brazil |
0-2 |
|
14.10.20
|
Peru Brazil |
2-4 |
|
22.06.19
|
Peru Brazil |
0-5 |
|
26.06.26
|
Japan Sweden |
1-1 |
|
21.06.26
|
Tunisia Japan |
0-4 |
|
14.06.26
|
Netherlands Japan |
2-2 |
|
31.05.26
|
Japan Iceland |
1-0 |
|
31.03.26
|
England Japan |
0-1 |
|
28.03.26
|
Scotland Japan |
0-1 |
|
18.11.25
|
Japan Bolivia |
3-0 |
|
14.11.25
|
Japan Ghana |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Japan Brazil |
3-2 |
|
10.10.25
|
Japan Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
10.09.25
|
USA Japan |
2-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Mexico Japan |
0-0 |
|
15.07.25
|
South Korea Japan |
0-1 |
|
12.07.25
|
Japan China |
2-0 |
|
08.07.25
|
Japan Hong Kong |
6-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Japan Indonesia |
6-0 |
|
05.06.25
|
Australia Japan |
1-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Japan Saudi Arabia |
0-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Japan Bahrain |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
China Japan |
1-3 |
|
15.11.24
|
Indonesia Japan |
0-4 |
|
15.10.24
|
Japan Australia |
1-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Saudi Arabia Japan |
0-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
0-5 |
|
05.09.24
|
Japan China |
7-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Japan Syria |
5-0 |
|
06.06.24
|
Myanmar Japan |
0-5 |
|
26.03.24
|
North Korea Japan |
0-3 |
|
21.03.24
|
Japan North Korea |
1-0 |
|
03.02.24
|
Iran Japan |
2-1 |
|
31.01.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
1-3 |
|
24.01.24
|
Japan Indonesia |
3-1 |
|
19.01.24
|
Iraq Japan |
2-1 |
|
14.01.24
|
Japan Vietnam |
4-2 |
|
09.01.24
|
Japan Jordan |
6-1 |
|
01.01.24
|
Japan Thailand |
5-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Syria Japan |
0-5 |
|
16.11.23
|
Japan Myanmar |
5-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Japan Tunisia |
2-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Japan Canada |
4-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Japan Turkey |
4-2 |
|
09.09.23
|
Germany Japan |
1-4 |
|
20.06.23
|
Japan Peru |
4-1 |
|
15.06.23
|
Japan El Salvador |
6-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Japan Colombia |
1-2 |
|
24.03.23
|
Japan Uruguay |
1-1 |
|
05.12.22
|
Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
01.12.22
|
Japan Spain |
2-1 |
|
27.11.22
|
Japan Costa Rica |
0-1 |
|
23.11.22
|
Germany Japan |
1-2 |
|
25.06.26
|
Japan Sweden |
1-1 |
|
31.05.26
|
Japan Iceland |
1-0 |
|
18.11.25
|
Japan Bolivia |
3-0 |
|
14.11.25
|
Japan Ghana |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Japan Brazil |
3-2 |
|
10.10.25
|
Japan Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
12.07.25
|
Japan China |
2-0 |
|
08.07.25
|
Japan Hong Kong |
6-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Japan Indonesia |
6-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Japan Saudi Arabia |
0-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Japan Bahrain |
2-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Japan Australia |
1-1 |
|
05.09.24
|
Japan China |
7-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Japan Syria |
5-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Japan North Korea |
1-0 |
|
24.01.24
|
Japan Indonesia |
3-1 |
|
14.01.24
|
Japan Vietnam |
4-2 |
|
09.01.24
|
Japan Jordan |
6-1 |
|
01.01.24
|
Japan Thailand |
5-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Japan Myanmar |
5-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Japan Tunisia |
2-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Japan Canada |
4-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Japan Turkey |
4-2 |
|
20.06.23
|
Japan Peru |
4-1 |
|
15.06.23
|
Japan El Salvador |
6-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Japan Colombia |
1-2 |
|
24.03.23
|
Japan Uruguay |
1-1 |
|
05.12.22
|
Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
01.12.22
|
Japan Spain |
2-1 |
|
27.11.22
|
Japan Costa Rica |
0-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
Japan Canada |
1-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
Japan Ecuador |
0-0 |
|
23.09.22
|
Japan USA |
2-0 |
|
27.07.22
|
Japan South Korea |
3-0 |
|
24.07.22
|
Japan China |
0-0 |
|
19.07.22
|
Japan Hong Kong |
6-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Japan Tunisia |
0-3 |
|
10.06.22
|
Japan Ghana |
4-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Japan Brazil |
0-1 |
|
02.06.22
|
Japan Paraguay |
4-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Japan Vietnam |
1-1 |
|
01.02.22
|
Japan Saudi Arabia |
2-0 |
|
27.01.22
|
Japan China |
2-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Japan Australia |
2-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
Japan Oman |
0-1 |
|
15.06.21
|
Japan Kyrgyzstan |
5-1 |
|
11.06.21
|
Japan Serbia |
1-0 |
|
07.06.21
|
Japan Tajikistan |
4-1 |
|
28.05.21
|
Japan Myanmar |
10-0 |
|
25.03.21
|
Japan South Korea |
3-0 |
|
21.06.26
|
Tunisia Japan |
0-4 |
|
14.06.26
|
Netherlands Japan |
2-2 |
|
31.03.26
|
England Japan |
0-1 |
|
28.03.26
|
Scotland Japan |
0-1 |
|
09.09.25
|
USA Japan |
2-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Mexico Japan |
0-0 |
|
15.07.25
|
South Korea Japan |
0-1 |
|
05.06.25
|
Australia Japan |
1-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
China Japan |
1-3 |
|
15.11.24
|
Indonesia Japan |
0-4 |
|
10.10.24
|
Saudi Arabia Japan |
0-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
0-5 |
|
06.06.24
|
Myanmar Japan |
0-5 |
|
26.03.24
|
North Korea Japan |
0-3 |
|
03.02.24
|
Iran Japan |
2-1 |
|
31.01.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
1-3 |
|
19.01.24
|
Iraq Japan |
2-1 |
|
21.11.23
|
Syria Japan |
0-5 |
|
09.09.23
|
Germany Japan |
1-4 |
|
23.11.22
|
Germany Japan |
1-2 |
|
24.03.22
|
Australia Japan |
0-2 |
|
16.11.21
|
Oman Japan |
0-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Vietnam Japan |
0-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
Saudi Arabia Japan |
1-0 |
|
07.09.21
|
China Japan |
0-1 |
|
30.03.21
|
Mongolia Japan |
0-14 |
|
18.12.19
|
South Korea Japan |
1-0 |
|
10.12.19
|
China Japan |
1-2 |
|
14.11.19
|
Kyrgyzstan Japan |
0-2 |
|
15.10.19
|
Tajikistan Japan |
0-3 |
|
10.09.19
|
Myanmar Japan |
0-2 |
|
24.06.19
|
Ecuador Japan |
1-1 |
|
20.06.19
|
Uruguay Japan |
2-2 |
|
28.01.19
|
Iran Japan |
0-3 |
|
24.01.19
|
Vietnam Japan |
0-1 |
|
08.09.15
|
Afghanistan Japan |
0-6 |
|
02.08.15
|
North Korea Japan |
2-1 |
|
14.10.2025
|
Japan Brazil |
3-2
|
|
06.06.2022
|
Japan Brazil |
0-1
|
|
10.11.2017
|
Japan Brazil |
1-3
|
|
15.06.2013
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Brazil Japan |
3-0
|
|
15.06.2013
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Brazil Japan |
3-0
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