World Cup 2026 | Brazil qualifies for the World Cup knockout stage with a goal in the 90+5 minute

The Brazilian national team qualified for the round of 16 after defeating the Japanese national team 2-1 on Monday evening in the knockout stage of the World Cup. The winning goal came in the fifth minute of extra time.

Japan opened the scoring through Kaishu Sano in the 29th minute with a superb shot from outside the box, which Allison could do nothing about. The equalizer came in the 56th minute. Gabriel Magalhaes crossed and Casemiro scored with a header. The winning goal came in the 90+5 minute when Bruno Guimaraes perfectly passed into the box and Martinelli scored among three opponents, qualifying Brazil for the round of 16.