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β½ Match events Β· π§π· Brazil 2β1 Japan π―π΅
12β
Kaishu Sano β
Japan
14β
Casemiro β
Brazil
29β
Kaishu Sano Β· 0-1
45β
Daichi Kamada β
Japan
45β
Endrick
Lucas PaquetΓ‘
β
Half-time β
48β
Danilo β
Brazil
56β
Casemiro Β· 1-1
66β
Gabriel Martinelli
Matheus Cunha
66β
Junnosuke Suzuki
Keito Nakamura
66β
Yukinari Sugawara
Ritsu Doan
78β
Shuto Machino
Junya Ito
78β
Ao Tanaka
Daichi Kamada
84β
Junnosuke Suzuki β
Japan
90β+3β
Fabinho
Casemiro
90β+5β
Gabriel Martinelli Β· 2-1
90β+7β
Koki Ogawa
Daizen Maeda
90β+8β
Danilo Santos
Bruno GuimarΓ£es
π Line-ups Β· π§π· Brazil 4-3-3 Β· π―π΅ Japan 3-4-2-1
Brazil (4-3-3)
XI: Alisson Becker Β· Gabriel MagalhΓ£es Β· Marquinhos Β· Douglas Santos
on 90β+8β Β· Danilo
48β Β· Casemiro
14β
56β
off 90β+3β Β· Lucas PaquetΓ‘
off 45β Β· Bruno GuimarΓ£es
off 90β+8β Β· Matheus Cunha
off 66β Β· VinΓcius JΓΊnior Β· Rayan
Subs: Gabriel Martinelli
on 66β
90β+5β Β· Danilo Santos
on 90β+8β Β· Fabinho
on 90β+3β Β· Endrick
on 45β
Japan (3-4-2-1)
XI: Zion Suzuki
on 66β
84β Β· Shogo Taniguchi Β· Hiroki Ito
off 78β Β· Takehiro Tomiyasu Β· Daichi Kamada
45β
off 78β Β· Kaishu Sano
12β
29β Β· Keito Nakamura
off 66β Β· Ritsu Doan
off 66β Β· Ayase Ueda Β· Daizen Maeda
off 90β+7β Β· Junya Ito
off 78β
Subs: Koki Ogawa
on 90β+7β Β· Shuto Machino
on 78β Β· Yukinari Sugawara
on 66β Β· Junnosuke Suzuki
on 66β
84β Β· Ao Tanaka
on 78β
π Match stats
| Stat | Japan |
|
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 68.6% | 31.4% |
| Shots | 19 | 5 |
| On target | 7 | 2 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 |
| Fouls | 4 | 13 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 4 |
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