📋 Brazil line-up to face Japan, see the team and where to watch

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The Brazilian National Team faces Japan on the morning of this Tuesday (14th) in another friendly match in preparation for the 2026 World Cup.

The game takes place at 7:30 AM (Brasília time) at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, with broadcast on TV Globo and geTV.

Brazil will have eight changes in the lineup compared to the 5-0 against South Korea – the only ones remaining in the starting team are Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães, and Vini Jr.

Brazil: Souza, Paulo Henrique, Bruno, Beraldo, Carlos Augusto, Casemiro, Guimaraes, Paquetá, Luiz Henrique, Vini Jr, and Martinelli.

Japan: Suzuki, Taniguchi, Watanabe, Sano, Minamino, Doan, Nakamura, Kamada, Ueda, Kubo, and Suzuki.

As had already happened in the June and September FIFA Dates, Ancelotti will also change the tactical formation, going from 4-2-4 to 4-3-3.

The team arrives boosted by the 5-0 victory over South Korea last Friday.

The Asians, who are in 19th place in the FIFA ranking and are already qualified for the Cup, come from a 2-2 draw with Paraguay.

After this FIFA date, the team will return to the field in November to face Senegal and Tunisia.

In March 2026, they will face France and another European rival – Croatia and the Netherlands are possibilities.

The CBF is also considering another friendly in June, just before the World Cup debut, to close the pre-Cup cycle.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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