Brazil's footballers advanced on Monday, June 29, 2026 to the World Cup round of 16 after a 2:1 victory over Japan in Houston. The result was decided by substitute Gabriel Martinelli with a goal in stoppage time. hnonline.sk ↗
Japan held on to hopes of a major upset for a long time. Against the favorite, they took the lead thanks to a goal by Kaishu Sano, and Brazil had to make up a deficit in the tournament's first knockout match. The South American team only found the net after the break, when Casemiro equalized. sme.sk ↗
The decisive moment came at the end of the match. Martinelli, who came on from the bench, scored in the fifth or sixth minute of stoppage time depending on the individual sources, and averted the elimination of the record world champion. Brazil thus managed, after coming from behind, to get through a tight match against a tenacious Japan. sport.sk ↗
The result means Brazil continues among the sixteen best teams in the tournament. In the next round it will face the winner of the pair Norway or Ivory Coast. Japan bids farewell to the tournament after a performance that significantly complicated Brazil's path to advancing. Index.hu ↗
Martinelli sent Brazil past Japan into the World Cup round of 16
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Fußball-WM - Brasilien zieht mit einem 2:1 gegen Japan ins Achtelfinale ein
Deutschlandfunk
| 00:10 30.06.
Fußball-WM - Brasilien zieht mit einem 2:1 gegen Japan ins Achtelfinale ein - Deutschland spielt seit 22.30 Uhr gegen Paraguay
Deutschlandfunk
| 23:04 29.06.
Fußball-WM - Brasilien zieht mit einem 2:1 gegen Japan ins Achtelfinale ein - Deutschland spielt um 22.30 Uhr gegen Paraguay
Deutschlandfunk
| 21:34 29.06.
Sechzehntelfinale: Brasilien entgeht WM-Schmach: Last-Minute-Sieg gegen Japan
Die Zeit
| 21:28 29.06.
Treffer in der 96. Minute: Brasilien ringt Japan nieder
Der Standard
| 21:18 29.06.
Sieg in letzter Minute: Brasilien zieht durch ein 2:1 gegen Japan ins WM-Achtelfinale ein
Tagesspiegel
| 21:09 29.06.
WM 2026: Brasilien schlägt Japan und steht im Achtelfinale
Die Zeit
| 21:04 29.06.
Sechzehntelfinale: Brasilien entgeht WM-Schmach: Last-Minute-Sieg gegen Japan
Tagesspiegel
| 21:03 29.06.
Obrovská senzácia sa napokon nekonala. Brazília našlo svojho hrdinu v úplnom závere
sport.sk
| 21:03 29.06.
Martinelli scores stoppage-time winner to send Brazil through to last 16
BBC News
| 21:54 29.06.
Martinelli scores late winner to send Brazil through
BBC News
| 21:18 29.06.
Brazílčania zvíťazili na MS vo futbale nad Japonskom gólom z 95. minúty
hnonline.sk
| 21:12 29.06.
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