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Brazil beat Japan with injury-time winner to reach World Cup last 16
Martinelli’s stoppage-time goal in Houston takes the five-time champions to the Round of 16, breaking Japanese hearts.




![Abdulelah Al-Amri and Ali Lajami look dejected after the match as Saudi Arabia are eliminated from the World Cup [Pedro Nunes/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-06-27T020446Z_7087919_UP1EM6R05RXQ0_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-WORLDCUP-CPV-SAU-1782727762.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Martinelli’s stoppage-time goal in Houston takes the five-time champions to the Round of 16, breaking Japanese hearts.




![Abdulelah Al-Amri and Ali Lajami look dejected after the match as Saudi Arabia are eliminated from the World Cup [Pedro Nunes/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-06-27T020446Z_7087919_UP1EM6R05RXQ0_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-WORLDCUP-CPV-SAU-1782727762.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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