37/52nds of the World Cup
The last time Brazil competed in a World Cup on United States soil, they won the tournament. In 2026, they walked through the Group Stage to face Japan in the 2nd match of the Round of 32. Japan were confident as they had a recent victory over Brazil in an October 2025 friendly they won 3-2. For Brazil, this was a chance at redemption in more ways than one. Kaishu Sano opened the scoring in the match for Japan in the 29th minute. The Samurai Blue would hold the lead into halftime. That's where Carlo Ancelotti worked his magic. Just 9 minutes into half number 2, Casemiro would even up the score and give Brazil the life they were missing in the first 45 minutes. The match would go back and forth with both teams searching for the go ahead goal. Just when it seemed we were headed to our first elimination match with extra time, Gabriel Martinelli would score in the 5th minute of 2nd half injury time. That would be enough to send Brazil through to the Round of 16 to face the winner of Cote d'Ivoire and Norway.
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