Brazil defeated Japan 2-1 in the World Cup round of 32 on Monday, with Gabriel Martinelli scoring the winner in second-half stoppage time. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
The match was played on June 29 in Houston. Japan took the lead in the 24th minute through Kaishu Sano. Brazil equalized in the 38th minute with a header from Casemiro. The score was 1-1 at full time. In the 90+5th minute of stoppage time, Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal. Brazil advanced to the quarterfinals.