👀 Brazil learn first World Cup knockout opponents

👀 Brazil learn first World Cup knockout opponents The Brazil National Team already knows who it will face in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32. Vini Jr., Matheus Cunha & Co. will take on Japan in their first knockout match of the World Cup.  Japan finished second in Group F after drawing 1-1 with Sweden this Thursday (25) — see how the bracket looks below.  The match will be played next Monday (29) at NRG Stadium in Houston. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. (Brasília time) . The winner of that clash will face the winner of Ivory Coast versus the second-place team in Group I (Norway or France) in the Round of 16.  Netherlands on 🔥 in the 1st half and no more goals Ronald Koeman's men took control of the match right away.  Skhiri (own goal) and Brobbey gave them a comfortable lead after just seven minutes.  The scoreline could have been even bigger before halftime if not for poor finishing.  In the other match, Japan was doing a better job of moving the ball around.   And Zetterstrom denied Nakamura in the first half.  Plenty of drama and final decisions After posing no threat until then, Tunisia pulled one back in the 54th minute through Mastouri. Then, in the main match of the day, Japan opened the scoring after a great team move, with Celtic top scorer Ueda finding the net in the 56th minute.  Sweden did not feel the "blow" and equalized shortly after, in the 62nd minute. Gyökeres kept pushing and set up Elanga. And the Forest forward scored a beautiful goal from outside the box.  Van Hecke made it 3-1 for the Netherlands in that same minute, all but sealing top spot in the group with seven points — and a clash with Morocco on that same Monday (29).  Japan brought on Nagatomo (yes, him). It marked a fifth World Cup for the 39-year-old veteran full-back. All of them since the 2010 edition.  A record among Asian players.  Sweden had more possession in the final minutes, but could not find a comeback.  Suzuki, Japan's goalkeeper, made the difference by denying Isak.  Sweden moved to four points, kept its goal difference at zero, and has the best record among the third-place teams — thanks to the number of goals scored.  It qualified and is waiting for the final results to find out who it will face next. And Japan reached five points, securing second place. Brazil 🆚 Japan head-to-head The overall record stands at 14 matches. Brazil has 11 wins, two draws, and one Japanese victory — a 3-2 result in the friendly played last year. It will be only the second meeting in World Cups. The first came in the third round of Group F at the 2006 edition. Ronaldo (twice), Juninho Pernambucano, and Gilberto scored in the 4-1 win. Brazil topped the group, eliminated Ghana in the Round of 16 (3-0), but fell to its old nemesis France in the quarterfinals (0-1).  This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.