Coluna do Fla
·29 Juni 2026
AI predicts score and winner for Brazil v Japan at the World Cup

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·29 Juni 2026

The Brazil National Team returns to the field this Monday (19), when it faces Japan in the Round of 32 of the World Cup. Thus, before the ball starts rolling, Artificial Intelligence ‘ChatGPT’ predicted that Brazil will come out on top and secure qualification against the Japanese.
— I think it will be a more complicated match than many people imagine. Japan comes in unbeaten in ten matches, is a very tactically organized team, presses well, and is usually dangerous on counterattacks -, it said, before concluding:
— Brazil, on the other hand, improved during the group stage, finished top of the group, and comes in confident for its first knockout match. Prediction: Brazil 2 x 1 Japan -, concluded ChatGPT’.
The Brazil National Team will still be without Raphinha against Japan. The number 11, in fact, did not travel to Houston, Texas, so he can continue intensive treatment for a muscle injury in his right thigh.
Aside from that, Ancelotti has all players available. Thus, Brazil’s likely lineup is as follows: Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, and Douglas Santos; Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães, Lucas Paquetá; Rayan, Matheus Cunha, and Vini Jr.
Like Brazil, Japan also has one absence for this Monday’s match (29). It is Takefusa Kubo, who is recovering from a left knee injury.
Zion Suzuki; Takehiro Tomiyasu, Shogo Taniguchi (Ko Itakura), and Hiroki Ito; Keito Nakamura, Ao Tanaka, Kaishu Sano, and Ritsu Doan; Daizen Maeda and Daichi Kamada; Ayase Ueda.
The match between Brazil and Japan takes place this Monday (29), in the Round of 32 of the World Cup. Therefore, the ball starts rolling at 2 p.m. (Brasília time), at NGR Stadium, in Houston.
As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Brazil and Japan through its website, YouTube, and on social media. However, Globo (free-to-air TV), SBT (free-to-air TV), SporTV (pay TV channel), GE TV (Globoplay), and CazéTV (YouTube) will broadcast the match.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.







































