🇧🇷 Brazil vs Japan 🇯🇵 — Prediction
World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · Mon, 29 Jun 2026, 19:00 CEST · NRG Stadium, Houston
Our AI call, published before kickoff
2–1
Tipped scorers: Vinícius Jr (Brazil) · Raphinha (Brazil) · Mitoma (Japan)
Exact score called ✓
Final result: 2–1 · Tipped scorers hit: 0/3
Goals: Kaishu Sano (Japan, 29') · Casemiro (Brazil, 56') · Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil, 96')
Why we called it
Japan are organised and press in waves, but Brazil's individual quality in the final third is a level above. Expect Japan to frustrate for an hour before Brazil's depth and movement tell. Japan to grab a consolation.
Prediction history
- 2–1 · 2026-06-29 — Initial prediction
- 2–1 · 2026-06-29 — Scorers corrected: likely starters instead of benched / out-of-squad players