Japan saw a goal against Tunisia ruled out by millimeters. But remember when their winning goal against Spain in 2022 was similarly close?

Brazil stunned Japan with a stoppage-time goal for a 2-1 lead in the 2026 World Cup round of 32. Follow for live updates.

Substitute Gabriel Martinelli struck at the death to earn Brazil a hard-fought passage to the World Cup round of 16 as Japan fell at the first knockout round in dramatic fashion once more. Samurai ...

Japan put Brazil on notice with an early goal from Kaishu Sano. Watch the score that put Japan up 1-0 at the World Cup here: ...

Kaishu Sano became Japan's unlikely World Cup hero with a dramatic goal that stunned heavily favored Brazil in the Round of 32. The post Who Is Kaishu Sano? Japan Hero Stuns Brazil With Dramatic World ...

The heartbreak was all too familiar for Japan at the World Cup. The country's national team hung in until the very end Monday but was eliminated from the tournament t ...

Daichi Kamada and his Japanese teammates were minutes away from a World Cup -opening loss that wouldn't have been unexpected considering the opponent.

HOUSTON (AP) — With Brazil trailing for much of the game and with extra time looming, Gabriel Martinelli came through in a big, big way at the World Cup. Martinelli entered the game as a second-half ...

New manager, same end result for Tunisia in 2026 World Cup group play: an embarrassing defeat, this one to Japan on Saturday ...

Japan Stuns Brazil with Sanos Early Goal in World Cup Sanos 29th-minute strike gives Japan 1-0 lead over Brazil in Round of ...

One of Japan's most experienced players delivered a goal early against Tunisia on Saturday.

In North Texas' first World Cup match since 1994, Japan got a late equalizer to battle to a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands on Sunday at AT&T Stadium. With half of the stadium decked out in ...