Brazil vs Japan, FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 – Predicted Lineups, Head-to-heads, Form Guide

Five-time world champions Brazil will have their eyes on the pre-quarter-finals when they take on Asian heavyweights Japan in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Japan drew 2-2 with the Netherlands, defeated Tunisia 5-1 and secured a place in the knockouts after a 1-1 draw with Sweden. Brazil, on the other hand, opened their campaign with a 1-1 draw before beating Haiti and Scotland 3-0.

Brazil were humiliated by Japan last year when they lost 2-3 in an international friendly, and Carlo Ancelotti’s boys will look to settle the score on the stage that matters most on Monday.

Brazil vs Japan:

• Total number of matches: 14

• Brazil: 11

• Japan: 1

• Draws: 2

Brazil vs Japan Form Guide:

Brazil: WWDWW

• Scotland 0-3 Brazil

• Brazil 3-0 Haiti

• Brazil 1-1 Morocco

• Brazil 2-1 Egypt

• Brazil 6-2 Panama

Japan: DWDWW

• Japan 1-1 Sweden

• Tunisia 0-4 Japan

• Netherlands 2-2 Japan

• Japan 1-0 Iceland

• England 0-1 Japan

Brazil vs Japan predicted lineups:

Brazil (4-3-3): Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos; Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães, Lucas Paquetá; Vinicius Junior, Matheus Cunha, Rayan

Japan (3-4-2-1): Zion Suzuki; Takehiro Tomiyasu, Shogo Taniguchi, Hiroki Ito; Ritsu Doan, Ao Tanaka, Kaishu Sano, Keito Nakamura; Daizen Maeda, Daichi Kamada; Ayase Ueda.

Published on June 29, 2026