00:00Taken on a top 20 side from Japan.
00:02Houston, the venue.
00:03Rob Stone, Mikel Jonobi, Clint Dempsey, Peter Schmeichel here with you.
00:08Two nations that both went unbeaten in group play, set to collide.
00:13But kind of two different stories.
00:14Japan has been more of a second half team.
00:17Five of their seven goals have come in the final 45 for Brazil.
00:20Great starts.
00:21Six first half goals.
00:23Seven total.
00:25Look at what Brazil has done.
00:27Two, I think, particularly down the right side by the fact that they've got to keep taps on Vinicius.
00:32Those were the two who started against Tunisia.
00:35They were out for the game against Sweden and now back in.
00:39And that'll be a crucial matchup for Japan today is shutting down Vinicius.
00:47Underway here.
00:49Another sellout in Houston.
00:51We don't know when he'll be back.
00:55We need his back up and up the defense.
00:58And that's going to just slip wide at the post.
01:01It'll be a corner kick.
01:02And just look at Bruno.
01:06Gabriel to lay it forward.
01:08And Paco Tarr has been pretty good so far.
01:10Trying to find Vinicius here.
01:13And a good punch out by Zion Suzuki, the goalkeeper who was born in Newark, New Jersey.
01:21Suzuki had to be alert off his line here.
01:24Vinicius going the long route.
01:26Now Maeda, the Celtic player, plays his football in Scotland.
01:31Scored a great goal, I thought, in the game against Sweden.
01:36And it was a thing of beauty from Japan, that goal.
01:39And looking for the return ball with Danilo.
01:44Bruno, Kimorais is putting great form with Marquinhos.
01:50Looking to pick the right ball.
01:55Good defensive work.
01:57That's cut back by Danilo towards the back post.
02:01Pacitar, it wouldn't quite drop for him.
02:04Japan.
02:06Last Japan move into Brazilian territory.
02:09It's taken a while.
02:15Vinicius is the player down.
02:18Zano is protesting his innocence.
02:24Let's see.
02:26Couldn't have hardly had a tougher draw.
02:28Nakamura, towards the back post.
02:31The Christian Kais man, but it's mainly defensive work they have him do at the moment.
02:35That's great pass.
02:35Camila Cunha's here.
02:40Needed stopping.
02:44It's for sure.
02:51Japan are going to get a free kick here, right on the edge of the box for that challenge on
02:54Junior Ito.
02:57And a yellow card.
03:05Pass picker that teams really need.
03:11Cunha thought he was taken out of it.
03:13It looks as if it was outside the box.
03:15The referee didn't think it was even a foul.
03:17Well, we'll see it again, but absolutely looked like a foul.
03:21Depends a little bit.
03:22Does Brazil take this corner quickly?
03:25Pacitar back in again towards that back post.
03:29Brazil, full of attacking intent.
03:37And able to want to bring it under control.
03:42Zano's broken that up in the middle of the field and carries on with his run.
03:46Zano has scored for Japan.
03:50Well, what do you know about this?
04:02That is a bombshell.
04:18Aisho Zano is the man who's put his name up in World Cup lights here.
04:31Japan will work and work and work in defence of this lead.
04:36Doan cut that out.
04:41The Douglas Santos is down.
04:43An invention to break this down.
04:49That's an easy run.
04:52Defending.
04:57Ito, a little bit of a ball to the front.
04:59Dangers, the wing back.
05:01We know he can hit shots.
05:03Saw it at the last World Cup, but now they have a lot of men committed forward.
05:09Brazil couldn't engineer the break.
05:12And Vinny Jr. just ran seven yards.
05:16As far as position goes.
05:18So he could end up where Pacitar was, but he's much more comfortable wide.
05:22So we'll see.
05:23Yeah, we'll see what they're going to do, whether there's any slight change of shape.
05:27Rayan does stop.
05:28Rayan.
05:32And then Vinicius towards the back post.
05:34And again, Suzuki is in command.
05:39Scorer.
05:39Sanu has got a great game.
05:45Vinicius.
05:45And Vinicius.
05:46And Vinicius missed control.
05:46Let him into trouble.
05:47He's hoping he might get a free kick out of that.
05:55Vinicius gets the cut back.
05:58Away.
06:03Danilo's ball in.
06:05And it took a really good save from Suzuki.
06:10Cross.
06:13Bruno Guimaraes.
06:16Rayan with the cross to the back post.
06:19Headed across the face of goal.
06:20And off the line.
06:21Somehow.
06:24Well.
06:25And Japan, meanwhile, try to start a counter.
06:30Junior in.
06:31Here's Vinicius.
06:35Gabriel.
06:36Yet another cross.
06:37And this time, it's the equalizer.
06:46Casemiro strikes for Brazil.
06:50And they get level.
06:52And they get level.
07:11Brazilians.
07:12And here is Vinicius.
07:15What a run this is.
07:16Oh.
07:17Off the inside of the post.
07:18And away.
07:19And then over the bar.
07:21By Cunha.
07:23Wow.
07:24That would have been one of the great World Cup goals.
07:27Had he gone in.
07:28From Vinny Jr.
07:30It's the waiter.
07:33In a room.
07:34And a lot of white shirts.
07:34Going forward to support the attack.
07:36Tries his luck.
07:37From a long way out.
07:38And it was a bit too hot to handle.
07:40For Alisson.
07:41There's been some.
07:42By Danilo.
07:43To Ryan.
07:45Cunha's brought back.
07:46Ryan again.
07:48Lovely.
07:48Quick feet.
07:49From him.
07:53Towards Hendrick.
07:57Casemiro.
07:58Hendrick.
07:59It's got into a bit of space there.
08:01Goes down rather theatrically.
08:03Referee.
08:03Not interested.
08:09Douglas Santos with the cross.
08:11Not enough elevation.
08:13Martinelli.
08:14Look to invent something.
08:22Midnight local.
08:27Danilo.
08:28Taken out of it.
08:42Trying to get the better of Tamaguchi.
08:45Which he couldn't do.
08:46They will get a corner kick out of it.
08:47They'll advantage of it.
08:48Tanaka's given the ball away.
08:50There.
08:51Bruno Guimaraes.
08:52Oh and here's a chance.
08:53Martinelli.
08:54Brazil have won it.
08:56They've stolen him.
08:57Right under death.
09:02Brazil are going through.
09:23Unbridled joy for Brazil.
09:26Heartbreak for Japan.
09:28Japan.
09:34She knows long throw.
09:35They need to flick on here.
09:38Brazil power it away.
09:40And the whistle goes.
09:42Brazil have escaped.
09:43They go through.
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