Final score: Brazil 2 — 1 Japan
Date: Monday, June 29, 2026
Venue: NRG Stadium
Stage: Group Stage
Brazil edged Japan 2–1 — the kind of single-goal result that defines knockout-football paths.
Brazil takes 3 points and the inside track on group qualification. Japan now needs a positive result in matchday 2 to keep top-2 hopes alive — and probably needs to win matchday 3 outright.
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