Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu relishes chance to face ‘serious Brazil’ in knockout stage ^67.3%

The Japan Times - By Sam Byford - 6/26/2026, 7:52 AM

Biased Writer Voice 84.1% - Negativity Bias 51.6% - Framing Effect 46.8%

One win, two draws and five points is not the most emphatic way Japan could have qualified from its World Cup group, but after a 1-1 tie with Sweden in Dallas, all eyes now shift to a familiar, formidable foe in the round of 32: Brazil. Following an uneventful first half, Daizen Maeda scored for Hajime Moriyasu’s side in the 56th minute,... more