Brazil vs Japan live: Selecao take on World Cup dark horses Samurai Blue for place in last 16

Brazil enters the World Cup knockout stage to face Japan in Houston, seeking to advance toward a record sixth title. Coach Carlo Ancelotti's squad are favorites, but Japan has proven itself a tournament dark horse—they stunned Brazil in their last meeting with a three-two victory in a friendly. According to France twenty-four, the winner advances to the last sixteen.

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