The Paris and Brazil captain played the entire game in the centre of defence.
BRAZIL 2-1 JAPAN (Half-time: 0-1)
FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 32
NRG Stadium (Houston, USA)
Goals: Kaishu Sano (JPN) 29', Casemiro (BRA) 55', Gabriel Martinelli (BRA) 90+5'.
BRAZIL: Alisson, Douglas Santos, Gabriel, Marquinhos, Danilo, Paquetá (Endrick, 46'), Casemiro (Fabinho, 90'), Guimarães (Danilo Santos, 90'), Vinícius, Cunha (Martinelli, 66'), Rayan. Coach: Carlo Ancelotti.
JAPAN: Suzuki, H. Ito, Taniguchi, Tomiyasu, Nakamura (Suzuki, 66'), Kamada (Tanaka, 78'), Sano, Dōan (Sugawara, 66'), Maeda (Ogawa, 90'), J. Ito (Machino, 78'), Ueda. Coach: Hajime Moriyasu.
