Bruno Guimaraes the Hero - Newcastle United Star Ignores Transfer Talk as Brazil Book Last-16 Spot at World Cup
Ancelotti’s halftime changes lifted Brazil after a slow start, as the team scored twice and secured a 92nd-minute winner to reach the last 16.
- Substitute Gabriel Martinelli netted a 96th-minute winner against Japan in Houston, securing Brazil a dramatic spot in the World Cup last 16 with a stoppage-time finish.
- Japan initially stunned Brazil when Kaishu Sano fired an opener after 29 minutes, but Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti rallied his side at halftime by introducing Endrick for Lucas Paqueta.
- Casemiro equalized with a header from Gabriel Magalhaes's cross before Martinelli struck at 95m, the latest winning goal ever scored in a World Cup knockout match before extra time.
- Brazil advances to face either Norway or Ivory Coast in the last 16; Martinelli said, "I don't even have words to describe the joy in my heart seeing the Brazilian people happy with the qualification."
- The Selecao have reached the last 16 in every tournament since 1966 and have never lost a knockout tie to non-European teams since their 1990 loss to Argentina.
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Soccer-Guimaraes emerges as Brazil’s creator-in-chief at World Cup
HOUSTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Gabriel Martinelli took the plaudits after scoring Brazil's last-minute winner against Japan in their round-of-32 fixture on Monday, but midfielder Bruno Guimaraes was the architect of the goal, continuing his rich vein of form at the World Cup.
Images show how the attacker began to act more backward in the second half and helped dismantle the Japanese defense
In pictures: Football frenzy at fever pitch in Lyari as Brazil advances to the World Cup quarterfinals
As Brazil and Japan clashed in a thrilling FIFA knockout game on Monday, fans in Karachi’s Lyari neighbourhood held their breath to see which team would advance to the last 16. Football fanatics of all ages gathered at Lyari International Football Stadium for a jam-packed screening of the match played in Houston. Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab also joined them at the stadium, which has been hosting screenings of FIFA World Cup 2026 matches. Brazil …
The comeback against Japan born more than from the changes from how the Italian ct managed to keep the team quiet. The prize for qualification to the octaves is a day and a half rest
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