Today, Brazil will face Japan in the first knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup.
Under the guidance of Carlo Ancelotti, the Brazilian team successfully topped their challenging group, outperforming Morocco and have a favorable draw, potentially facing a significant opponent like England in a possible quarter-final match.
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However, Brazil faces a tough challenge in overcoming Japan, who completed the group stage unbeaten, registering draws against Netherlands and Sweden and a solid win against Tunisia.
Here’s all you need to know.
When is Brazil vs Japan?
The match is scheduled for today, Monday 29 June, in Houston, starting at midday local time, which corresponds to 6 PM BST in the UK.
How to watch
You can watch Brazil vs Japan live on ITV1 in the UK, and it will also be available for free streaming on ITVX.
Who will the winner face?
The victor of this match will encounter either the Ivory Coast or Norway in the round of 16. Their match is set for Tuesday in Dallas.
Team news
The key news for Brazil centers on their attacking options. Raphinha remains sidelined due to a hamstring injury and will miss today’s match. Neymar came on as a substitute in the victory against Scotland and might play, although Rayan is likely to start the game.
Predicted line-ups
Brazil: Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos; Rayan, Bruno Guimaraes, Casemiro, Paqueta; Cunha, Vinicius Jr.
Japan: Z Suzuki; Seko, Taniguchi, H Ito; Sugawara, Tanaka, Kamada, Nakamura; Doan, Maeda; Ueda.