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Gabriel Martinelli scored the winner late in injury time to give five-time champions Brazil a 2-1 win over Japan<\/a> in the World Cup round of 32 in Houston.<\/p>\n

Martinelli, who had come on as a second-half substitute, scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time as the match on Monday appeared to be heading to extra time.<\/p>\n

Brazil will next face either the Ivory Coast or Norway on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the round of 16.<\/p>\n

Casemiro had earlier equalised with a header in the 56th minute off an assist from Gabriel Magalhaes after just missing another chance two minutes earlier. The shot sailed just out of reach of the outstretched hand of Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki and into the net.<\/p>\n

Kaishu Sano stole a misplaced pass in midfield before his right-footed shot from above the half-circle put Japan ahead after 29 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Kaishu Sano celebrates scoring the first goal [Annegret Hilse\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vinicius Junior, who has scored four goals so far in the tournament, had a chance to put Brazil on top in the 58th minute, but his shot from the left was deflected by goalkeeper Suzuki and went past the far post.<\/p>\n

Brazil had two chances to even the score early in the second half before breaking through late on. First, Suzuki blocked a header from Bruno Guimaraes in the 52nd minute. Soon after, Casemiro\u2019s header bounced off a defender\u2019s head and Suzuki\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

Japan have never won a World Cup knockout match.<\/p>\n

The win was Brazil\u2019s 12th in 15 games against Japan. The teams have also played to two draws, while Japan got their first win in the series in a friendly in Tokyo in October.<\/p>\n

This was a match-up between two countries with deep ties, Brazil being home to about 2.7 million Japanese descendants, which is the largest Japanese population outside of Japan.<\/p>\n

Those ties extend to football, where Brazil superstar Zico moved to Japan in 1991 to play for Kashima Antlers and help build Japan\u2019s professional football network. He coached the Japan national team from 2002\u201306, leading the team to the World Cup in 2006.<\/p>\n

That team lost to Brazil 4-1 in the only previous meeting between the teams at the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Brazil won Group C after a draw with Morocco and victories over Haiti and Scotland.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s victory came on the anniversary of their first World Cup championship in Sweden in 1958, when a 17-year-old Pele scored two goals in the final against the host country.<\/p>\n

Japan reached the round of 32 as runner-up in Group F after draws with the Netherlands and Sweden and a win over Tunisia. The loss snaps a 10-game unbeaten streak dating back to a 2-0 defeat to the United States in September.<\/p>\n

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Brazil players celebrate after the match [Annegret Hilse\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


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