🔴 Brazil – Japan LIVE: follow the round of 32 clash live on Foot Africa

29.06.26 FT World Cup

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Find all the key information about the showdown between Brazil and Japan in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup: kick-off time, stadium, TV broadcasters, and the live audio link on Foot Africa.

The Houston Stadium in Texas sets the stage for this high-stakes encounter between Brazil and Japan in the 2026 World Cup’s round of 32, jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The Seleção are eyeing a spot in the next round as they continue their pursuit of a record-extending sixth world title. On the other side, Japan are aiming to pull off a shock by eliminating one of the tournament favorites.

The Samurai Blue booked their place in the knockout phase by finishing second in their group behind the Netherlands. Brazil, meanwhile, topped their group with an impressive campaign.

The winner of this match will face either Ivory Coast or Norway in the round of 16.

Match referee

The match will be officiated by Italian referee Maurizio Mariani, assisted by Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni. Switzerland’s Sandro Schärer will serve as the fourth official, with Stéphanie De Almeida as reserve fourth official.

Brazil – Japan match time

The match kicks off tonight at 17:00 GMT at Houston Stadium, Texas. You can also find the live audio link on Foot Africa to follow the game in real time.

Where to watch Brazil – Japan

The match will be broadcast in numerous countries, including on:

AFN Sports HD

Antena 1 Romania HD

Antena Play Live ($/geo/R)

Arena Premium 1 Srbija HD

Arena Sport 1 BiH HD

Arena Sport 1 Slovenija HD

Azam Sports 2 HD

Azam Sports 4 HD

BarTV Mundial HD

BBC Radio 5 Live

beIN Connect France

beIN Connect MENA HD

beIN Sports France 1 HD

beIN Sports MENA 4K UHD

beIN Sports MENA Max 1 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 3 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 5 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 6 HD

BNT 1 Bulgaria HD

BNT 3 Bulgaria HD

Canal 2 International

Caracol Nacional

ChileVision

CRTV Sports Cameroon

DAZN España ($/geo/R)

DAZN Mundial España HD

ERT 1 Hellas HD

ETV 2 Estonia

ETV+ Estonia

Fast Sports TV Armenia

FOX Sports USA 4K

FOX TV USA 4K

Fox TV USA HD

Fubo Sports USA ($/geo/R)

Fussball.TV1 UHD

Futbol TV Tajikistan

Futbol TV Uzbekistan

Gabon 1ère

GRTS Gambia

GTV Ghana

GTV Sports+ HD

Hagerie TV Ethiopia

HRT 2 Hrvatska HD

Ictimai TV HD

IRIB 4K UHD

IRIB TV3 HD

ITV 1 England HD

ITV X (geo/R)

JOJ Šport SVK HD

Jurnal TV Moldova

KBC 1 Kenya

KC2 Rwanda

KTRK Sport

La Nouvelle Chaîne Ivoirienne

M4 Sport Hungary HD

M6 France 4K UHD

M6 France HD

M6 Suisse HD

Mafken TV Zambia

Magenta Sport ($/geo/R)

MATCH! Futbol 1 HD

MATCH! Premier HD

MATCH! Russia HD

MATCH! TV [online] ($/geo/R)

Media Sports Infos

Megogo Futbol 1 ($/geo/R)

MTV Katsomo+ ($/geo/R)

MTV Urheilu 1 Suomi HD

NBC 2 Namibia

New World Sport 1 Mauritius

Nova Action HD

NOW Sports HK 4K 616

NPO 1 Nederland HD

ORF 1 Austria HD

ORF 4K UHD

ORTB Benin

ORTM 2 Mali

Peacock Premium USA ($/geo/R)

Persiana Sport HD

Persiana Sports 2 HD

Play RTS Sport (geo/R)

PTV Sports

Qazaqstan TV HD

QazSport HD

RAI 1 Italia HD

RAI 4K UHD

RCN TV HD

RDS Canada

RSI La 2 Svizzera HD

RTB Zénith

RTBF Tipik Belgique

RTG Guinea

RTI La 3 Côte d’Ivoire

RTK 1 Kosovo HD

RTNC Congo DR

RTS 1 Senegal HD

RTS 2 Senegal HD

RTS 2 Suisse HD

RTÉ 2 Ireland HD

RTÉ Player (geo/R)

Rustavi 2

RÚV 2 Sjónvarpið

Rwanda TV HD

SABC 3 HD

Setanta Sports 1 Georgia HD

Sigma TV Cyprus

Slovenija TV2 HD

Sport 24 In Flight HD

Sport TV Belarus

Sport TV5 Portugal HD

SporTV Brazil HD

Sporty TV Africa

SRF Zwei Schweiz HD

STV Player (geo/R)

STV Scotland HD

Sun Sports TV Zambia

SuperSport 2 Albania HD

SuperSport Grandstand HD

SuperSport MáXimo 1 HD

SuperSport PSL HD

TBC 1 Tanzania

Tele Congo

Telemundo USA

Teletica 7

TPA 2 Angola

TRT 1 Türkiye HD

TSN Canada 1 HD

TSN Canada 3 HD

TSN Canada 4 HD

TSN+ Canada ($/geo/R)

Turkmenistan Sport HD

TV Klan HD

TV Malagasy Madagascar

TV Miramar Mozambique

TV2 Danmark HD

TV2 Direkte Norge HD

TV3 Lietuva HD

TV4 Play+ Sverige [online]

TV4 Sverige HD

TV6 Latvija

TVCG 2 HD

TVE La 1 HD España

TVE La 1 UHD 4K

TVE La 2 Cat

TVM 1 Mozambique

TVM Sport+ HD

TVP 2 Polska HD

TVP Sport Polska HD

TVT Togo

Télé Tchad

UTV Northern Ireland HD

Varzish TV Sport HD

VRT Canvas Belgium HD

Z Sports 1 Angola

Zap Viva Internacional HD

ZBC Zimbabwe HD

ZDF Deutschland HD

ZNBC TV 1

Zor TV Uzbekistan

The most decorated teams in World Cup history:

1. Brazil — 5 titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

2. Germany — 4 titles (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)

3. Italy — 4 titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)

4. Argentina — 3 titles (1978, 1986, 2022)

5. France — 2 titles (1998, 2018)

6. Uruguay — 2 titles (1930, 1950)

7. England — 1 title (1966)

8. Spain — 1 title (2010)

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