RemontadaIt's not over until the final whistle

Remontada Brazil vs Japan in FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Mon 29/6·20:00
Brazil
2-1 FT
Japan
  • Casemiro56'
  • Martinelli90+5'
  • Sano29'
NRG Stadium (Houston)68,777 spectatorsReferee: Maurizio Mariani
Remontada
Difficulty
53

Brazil trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 29'Trailed by one goal
  2. 56'Equaliser
  3. 90+5'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 29 to the final whistle: Brazil had 15 shots (6 on target), Japan only 3.

Changes by coach Ancelotti

Martinelli came on for Cunha (66') and scored, Endrick came on for Paquetá (46'), Fabinho came on for Casemiro (90+3').

The last 15 minutes

One of Brazil's goals came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 76% of fans backed Brazil to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT29'56'90+5'Substitution 46'Substitution 66'Substitution 90+3'Substitution 90+8'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadBrazil goal Japan goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Brazil chances, below: Japan. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
BrazilJapan04590

Match story

  1. 29'

    Sano opened the scoring for Japan, putting Japan ahead 1-0.

  2. 56'

    Casemiro equalised for Brazil, assisted by Gabriel, to make it 1-1.

  3. 90+5'

    Martinelli completed the turnaround for Brazil, assisted by Guimarães, putting Brazil ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

BrazilJapan
69%Possession31%
2.07Chance quality (xG)0.33
19Shots5
7On target2
5Big chances0
6Corners2
682Passes313

Top players

1
GabrielBrazil · Centre Back
8.0
2
GuimarãesBrazil · Central Midfield
7.9
3
CasemiroBrazil · Midfielder
7.8
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Brazil 76%Draw 8%Japan 16%
from 275,992 votes

Line-ups

Japan3-4-2-1
6.2 Alisson 7.3 Santos 8.0 Gabriel 7.0 Marquinhos 5.9 Danilo 6.8 Paquetá 7.8 Casemiro 7.9 Guimarães 7.4 Vinicius 6.5 Cunha 7.2 Rayan 6.8 Suzuki 6.2 Ito 7.1 Taniguchi 6.9 Tomiyasu 6.3 Nakamura 6.1 Kamada 7.3 Sano 6.2 Doan 7.1 Maeda 7.0 Ito 5.8 Ueda
Brazil4-3-3
Brazil coach: Ancelotti Japan coach: H. Moriyasu

Match events

BrazilJapan
  1. SanoYellow card
    12'
  2. CasemiroYellow card
    14'
  3. SanoGoal
    29'
  4. KamadaYellow card
    45'
  5. EndrickSubstitution · for Paquetá
    46'
  6. DaniloYellow card
    48'
  7. CasemiroGoal · assist: Gabriel
    56'
  8. MartinelliSubstitution · for Cunha
    66'
  9. SugawaraSubstitution · for Doan
    66'
  10. SuzukiSubstitution · for Nakamura
    66'
  11. TanakaSubstitution · for Kamada
    78'
  12. MachinoSubstitution · for Ito
    78'
  13. SuzukiYellow card
    84'
  14. FabinhoSubstitution · for Casemiro
    90+3'
  15. MartinelliGoal · assist: Guimarães
    90+5'
  16. OgawaSubstitution · for Maeda
    90+7'
  17. SantosSubstitution · for Guimarães
    90+8'