Japan 1–4 Brazil: 2006 World Cup match
1–4Full time
Match in one glance
JapanBrazilGoalCard
Japan
Brazil
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Japan4Brazil
Keiji Tamada opened the scoring at 34′.
Team comparison
JapanBrazil
1Goals4
1Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RRonaldoBrazil · 45′+1′, 81′2goals
- 2KTKeiji TamadaJapan · 34′1goal
- 3GGilbertoBrazil · 59′1goal
- 4JPJuninho PernambucanoBrazil · 53′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2006
Full tournamentComplete match timeline
JapanBrazilGoalCardSubstitution
Japan
Brazil
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1K. Tamada 34′ · Ronaldo 45′+1′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 3J. Pernambucano 53′ · Gilberto 59′ · Ronaldo 81′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Japan
Reported rolesYK
23Yoshikatsu KawaguchiAS
14Alessandro SantosKT
19Keisuke TsuboiAK
21Akira KajiYN
22Yuji NakazawaHN
7Hidetoshi NakataMO
8Mitsuo OgasawaraSN
10Shunsuke NakamuraJI
17Junichi InamotoSM
11Seiichiro MakiKT
20Keiji TamadaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6KNKōji Nakata56′
- 9NTNaohiro Takahara60′
- 16MOMasashi Oguro66′
Match contributions
- Keiji Tamada⚽ 1
- Akira Kaji▰ 40′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 7HNHidetoshi NakataCentral midfielder
- 8MOMitsuo OgasawaraLeft midfielder
- 10SNShunsuke NakamuraRight midfielder
- 11SMSeiichiro MakiCentre-forward
- 14ASAlessandro SantosLeft-back
- 17JIJunichi InamotoCentral midfielder
- 19KTKeisuke TsuboiCentre-back
- 20KTKeiji TamadaCentre-forward
- 21AKAkira KajiRight-back
- 22YNYuji NakazawaCentre-back
- 23YKYoshikatsu KawaguchiGoalkeeper
Brazil
Reported rolesD
1DidaL
3LúcioJ
4JuanC
13CicinhoG
16GilbertoGS
17Gilberto SilvaJP
19Juninho PernambucanoK
8KakáR
10RonaldinhoR
9RonaldoR
23RobinhoReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 11ZRZé Roberto71′
- 12RCRogério Ceni82′
- 20RRicardinho71′
Match contributions
- Ronaldo⚽ 2
- Gilberto⚽ 1▰ 44′
- Juninho Pernambucano⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DDidaGoalkeeper
- 3LLúcioCentre-back
- 4JJuanCentre-back
- 8KKakáAttacking midfielder
- 9RRonaldoCentre-forward
- 10RRonaldinhoAttacking midfielder
- 13CCicinhoRight-back
- 16GGilbertoLeft-back
- 17GSGilberto SilvaCentral midfielder
- 19JPJuninho PernambucanoCentral midfielder
- 23RRobinhoCentre-forward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
1Japan4Brazil
Keiji Tamada opened the scoring at 34′.
Team comparison
JapanBrazil
1Goals4
1Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RRonaldoBrazil · 45′+1′, 81′2goals
- 2KTKeiji TamadaJapan · 34′1goal
- 3GGilbertoBrazil · 59′1goal
- 4JPJuninho PernambucanoBrazil · 53′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2006
Full tournamentSource: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.