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The maze of elimination stages renews the pain of the “Samurai”.
Despite the competitiveness shown by Japan against Brazil and their ability to embarrass coach Carlo Ancelotti’s side in their 2026 World Cup Round of 32 match, the Descendants of the Samurai have been unable to break the cycle of suffering that has besieged them since the 2018 World Cup.
And it happened The Japanese team took the lead in the 29th minute with a goal Against Brazil on Monday night, the Samba Dancers responded with two goals through Casemiro (54th minute) and Gabriel Martinelli (90th-6th minute) to miss out on a place in the round of 16.
In the last three games, the same scenario was repeated in surprising fashion as the Samurai took the lead in each game, but could not hold on to their lead and ultimately lost in the last gasp.
According to Mr. According to Sheep and Statusfoot, “In 2018, Japan played against Belgium. they led by two clean sheets and lost in the 94th minute, and in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar against Croatia, they led by one goal and lost on penalties, and they did not deviate from the same path in 2026 against Brazil.
#Anniversary – 🇯🇵 Japan is the team with the most KO matches at the World Cup (5), failing to win any of them. They also had an advantage in the last three (2 goals against 🇧🇪 Belgium, 1 goal against 🇭🇷 Croatia and 1 goal against 🇧🇷 Brazil) and…
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) June 29, 2026
Brazil prepare for their next round of 16 match as they await the winner of the clash between Erling Haaland’s Norway and Frank Kesset’s Cote d’Ivoire.
