FIFA WC 26 - Other Nations LIVE Match Thread ⚽

[grazorblade]

Gaps already appearing in Brazil's counterpress...Brazil might be in trouble here

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Endrick coming on at the half for Brazil, replacing Lucas Paqueta.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Japan and Brazil back underway for the second half, with Japan now kicking from left to right and Brazil kicking in the other direction.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Danilo yellow carded in the 48th minute for Brazil for a foul, becoming the second Brazil player to receive one this match.

 

[JS96]

Brazil with a point blank header and it hits a lot of people and it's not over the line. Japan stay awake and go 100m with a half chance.

 

[grazorblade]

so many games from japan against elite teams go like this - they go blow for blow until the elite team start the aerial bombardment and japan crack.

Japan need to improve their aerial defense if they are ever to win a world cup

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Casemiro scores in the 56th minute for Brazil to level the scores at 1-1. Gabriel Magalhaes with the assist.

 

[JS96]

Tubby Casemiro levels. Looked offside but again the deception of the angle and it's all good. Japan know a thing or two about shorter guys heading in against them. Just criminal a big Japanese defender allows the ball over him in the air for a smaller player to head in.

 

[JS96]

Fark Vini Jr shot saved and it hits the post. Japan going Kaiserslautern 06 here.

 

[JS96]

so many games from japan against elite teams go like this - they go blow for blow until the elite team start the aerial bombardment and japan crack.

Japan need to improve their aerial defense if they are ever to win a world cup

They ought to cap Aleto Circatigawa and Harito Souttaryama.

 

[grazorblade]

They ought to cap Aleto Circatigawa and Harito Souttaryama.

they need to start naturalizing some tall centerbacks haha

gee japan need the hydration break

 

[JS96]

I want to eventually go to a back 4 but I'd also like to one day try a team like Japan's 11 with the wingbacks actually being attackers. Bos essentially is one but then someone like Irankunda.

Theirs have a robustness about them but they're maybe 15% defender if that.

Australia always need that bit of extra defensive coverage but I'd like to see it once.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Gabriel Martinelli coming on in the 66th minute for Brazil, replacing Matheus Cunha.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Two changes for Japan, also in the 66th minute. Yukinari Sugawara and Junnosuke Suzuki come on for Ritsu Doan and Keito Nakamura respectively.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Japan and Brazil locked at 1-1 at the three quarter time hydration break.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Two more changes for Japan in the 78th minute. Ao Tanaka and Shuto Machino come on for Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito respectively.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Junnosuke Suzuki yellow carded in the 84th minute for Japan for a foul, becoming the third Japan player to receive one this match.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

There'll be six minutes of second half stoppage time in Japan's World Cup round of 32 game against Brazil.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Casemiro forced off with injury in the second minute of second half stoppage time for Brazil and is replaced by Fabinho.

 

[JS96]

Japan are cursed. Japan are fucking cursed!