WORLD CUP | Brazil vs Japan official line-ups as Ancelotti faces Suzuki

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti named Vinicius Jr in his starting XI as Brazil face Zion Suzuki’s Japan in the 2026 World Cup Round of 32, according to Yahoo Sports. Brazil’s line-up is Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhaes, Douglas Santos; Bruno Guimaraes, Casemiro; Rayan, Lucas Paqueta, Vinicius Jr; Cunha, while Japan start Suzuki; H Ito, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Taniguchi; Doan, Sano, J Ito, Nakamura; Daichi Kamada, Maeda; Ueda. The match kicks off in Houston at 18.00 UK time (19.00 CEST), and the winner will face either Norway or the Ivory Coast in the Round of 16 on July 5.