🇧🇷 See who Brazil could face in the Copa knockouts

🇧🇷 See who Brazil could face in the Copa knockouts Brazil secured sole possession of first place in Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 3-0 win over Scotland. Now, the Brazilian National Team awaits the outcome of Group F to find out its next opponent in the knockout stage, which will be the team that finishes second in the group. The final standings will be decided this Thursday (25), with the last-round matches being played simultaneously at 8 p.m. Brasília time: Japan vs Sweden and Tunisia vs Netherlands. With Tunisia already eliminated, Brazil’s opponent is completely up in the air, with Netherlands, Japan, and Sweden all in a straight fight for the top two spots. At the moment, Memphis’s team leads with the same 4 points as Japan, but holds the edge on goals scored (7 to 6). If nothing changes, we will face Japan in the 2026 World Cup knockout stage. 🤔 Scenarios 🇯🇵 Japan (4 points): To stay in second place, they need to draw or beat Sweden, as long as the Netherlands remain top on goal difference or goals scored. 🇳🇱 Netherlands (4 points): They drop to second place if they slip up (draw or lose) against Tunisia, or if they win by a smaller margin than a possible Japan win over Sweden (losing out on goal difference). 🇸🇪 Sweden (3 points): They move into second place if they beat Japan, as long as the Netherlands do not lose to Tunisia. 🔍 Breakdown 🇯🇵 Japan (Currently 2nd place) Style of Play: Offensive and fearless. Coach Hajime Moriyasu relies on wing play, with quick wing-backs and attackers (Maeda, Kubo/Ito, Nakamura, and Doan) supplying striker Ueda. Watch out: They beat Brazil 3-2 during the World Cup preparation cycle and drew 2-2 with a strong Netherlands side in the group stage. Weakness: By committing so many players forward, they leave plenty of space at the back for counterattacks — ideal for Brazilian wingers like Vini Jr, Luiz Henrique, and Rayan. 🇳🇱 Netherlands (Currently 1st place) Style of Play: Fast and lethal attack. The front line features Gakpo, Malen, and striker Brobbey. Memphis Depay, still not fully fit, has been an option off the bench. Watch out: They scored 7 goals in just two matches, including a resounding 5-1 thrashing of Sweden. Weakness: Despite a solid midfield and defense, the team showed some vulnerability on set pieces in the draw against Japan. 🇸🇪 Sweden (Currently 3rd place) Style of Play: Focused on the strength of its attack, headlined by stars from the English leagues. Watch out: The attacking duo of Gyokeres (Arsenal) and Isak (Liverpool) is extremely dangerous and has already contributed goals and assists in the tournament. Weakness: They are a highly inconsistent team with a fragile defense. They thrashed Tunisia 5-1 in the opener, but then suffered a tactical collapse and were hammered by the Netherlands by the same scoreline, leaving huge gaps at the back and struggling badly against hold-up play. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.