Brazil's captain, Marquinhos, was full of praise for the Seleção's first knockout stage opponent, Japan.
“The match against Japan will be the most special. It’s going to be a very tough game, but we are ready. We’ve done our homework and we know what we need to do to neutralize this high-quality team. They’ve earned their place here. We might not have started the tournament in the best way in the first match, but we improved in the second, and even more so in the third. So, we need to draw on all our experience in this competition,” Marquinhos stated.
The Round of 16 clash at the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico between Brazil and Japan is scheduled for today, June 29th (Monday), kicking off at 11:00 PM Bulgarian time.
You can watch this match, along with all 104 games from the North American World Cup finals, live on bnt.sportal.bg.