World Cup: Bundesliga trio start for Japan against Cunha's Brazil

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·30 de junho de 2026

World Cup: Bundesliga trio start for Japan against Cunha's Brazil

Five-time winners Brazil face Japan in the second Round of 32 tie at the 2026 World Cup in Houston. According to BuLi News, Japan include Bayern's Hiroki Itō, Mainz's Kaishu Sano and Eintracht Frankfurt's Ritsu Doan. Brazil topped their group, with Matheus Cunha scoring three times.

Cunha and former HSV full-back Douglas Santos keep their places for the first knockout match under Carlo Ancelotti.

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Japan's bench features Shuto Machino of Gladbach, Yukinari Sugawara of Werder Bremen, Kento Shiogai of Wolfsburg and Yuito Suzuki of Freiburg.

Brazil XI: Allison, Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos, Bruno Guimarães, Casemiro, Paqueta, Rayan, Cunha, Vinicius Jr. Marquinhos captains the side.

Japan XI: Suzuki, Tomiyasu, Taniguchi, H. Itō, J. Ito, Sano, Kamada, Nakamura, Maeda, Doan, Ueda. Doan captains Japan for the second time this tournament.

Source: BuLi News