What happened?

The Brazil national team beat Japan 2-1, coming from behind, and secured a spot in the World Cup round of 16. Striker Endrick came on at halftime and highlighted the importance of players who start on the bench.

How was the game?

Brazil beat Japan 2-1, coming from behind, in a match marked by changes in the scenario throughout the 90 minutes. After an initial pressure from the Seleção, the Japanese team grew in the final stretch of the first half and opened the scoring at 31 minutes.

What did Endrick say?

— We come to the World Cup wanting to win, and so do the other teams. And it's going to be like that, it's going to be a fight in every game. We were losing, unfortunately. We had Paquetá, who got hurt, and I was able to come in and replace him.

Next steps

The Seleção kept the pressure on to secure the win and scored the winning goal in stoppage time. At 50 minutes into the second half, Rayan recovered the ball in the attacking field and started the play that led to the winning goal. | Player | Goals | | --- | --- | | Martinelli | 1 | | Casemiro | 1 |