Brazil advances to the World Cup round of 16 after Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva scores a stoppage-time winner from a Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura assist in Houston.Carlos Henrique Casemiro equalizes with a header in the 56th minute after Kaishu Sano opened the scoring for Japan, and goalkeeper Zion Suzuki produced several key saves.Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s shift to a 4-2-3-1 and the introduction of Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa restore Brazil’s momentum; the team finished with 69% possession, 19 shots and 682 passes to Japan’s 315.Concerns remain as Casemiro limps off with a groin problem,
Brazil fields the second-oldest average squad in World Cup history and
Japan departs at the first knockout stage for the fifth consecutive tournament.