In the knockout stage of the round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026, Japan surprised everyone by scoring the first goal as it got off to a good start against Brazil.
In the 29th minute of the first half of the match played in Houston, Japanese Sano headed the ball into the net and his team took a 1-0 lead.
Brazil tried to equalize, but the Japanese defense stopped all attacks and the first half ended with Japan winning 1-0.
On the other hand, in another match of the 32nd round, Germany and Paraguay will face each other at 1:30 PM Pakistan time, and at 06:00 AM, the Dutch and Moroccan teams will face each other.
Earlier, co-hosts Canada beat South Africa 1-0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup for the first time.
