Brazil take on dark horses Japan in the World Cup round of 32 at NRG Stadium in Houston today. Brazil topped their group to reach the knockout stage, while Japan finished as runners-up in Group F. The winners of today’s game will face either Ivory Coast or Norway in New York for a place in the quarter-finals.

Gabriel Martinelli reveals how Carlo Ancelotti's half-time team talk inspired Brazil's dramatic comeback win over Japan in the FIFA World Cup.

Gabriel Martinelli scored a crucial goal for Brazil in their World Cup Round of 32 match against Japan. Kaishu Sano’s 29th-minute strike gave Japan a half-time lead, but Casemiro equalised shortly after the interval.

Substitute Gabriel Martinelli has scored an added-time winner as Brazil snatched a place in the last 16 of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Japan in Houston. Carlo Ancelotti's side were stunned when Japan took the lead with a superb strike from Kaishu Sano after 29 minutes,

FOOTBALL – GABRIEL Martinelli scored the winning goal in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time and Brazil climbed out of a halftime hole to send Japan packing 2-1 in a World Cup round of 32 match yestertday in Houston.

Gabriel Martinelli, the scorer of just one Premier League goal last season, is not considered one of the great stars of the Brazilian attack. Compared with more renowned and luminous team-mates such as Vinicius Junior,