Friendlies· Season 2025
Match Summary
Japan defeated Brazil 3:2. The match was played in Friendlies 2025. Goals were scored by Paulo Henrique 26′, Gabriel Martinelli 32′, Takumi Minamino 52′, Keito Nakamura 62′, Ayase Ueda 71′. 2 yellow cards were shown. Japan had 33% possession while Brazil held 67%. Japan had 15 shots (6 on target) compared to 9 (4 on target) for Brazil. Japan made 6 substitutions, Brazil made 6.
Match Events
assist: Bruno Guimarães
assist: Lucas Paquetá
assist: Junya Ito
assist: Junya Ito
Match Statistics
Japan had 33% possession against Brazil's 67%. Japan registered 15 shots (6 on target) while Brazil managed 9 (4 on target). Corner kicks: 4–2. Fouls committed: 15–9.
Japan and Brazil have met 3 times — Japan won 0, Brazil won 3, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2013. Brazil leads the head-to-head with 3 victories from 3 meetings. A combined 8 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.67 per match (1 for the home side, 7 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 match (33%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (67%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Brazil are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–3 in 2017.
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API data: 13 May 2026