The first of the day’s Round of 32 matches takes place in Houston, and it’s an intriguing-looking clash we’ve got in store: Brazil v Japan.
Kick-off is at 18:00 BST.
The bookies unsurprisingly make Brazil the favourites, giving them approximately a 70% chance of making it through this potentially tricky encounter.
But the Blue Samurai emerged from their group undefeated, and indeed haven’t lost a game since last September. They’ve even defeated the Selecao in that time, winning 3-2 back in October.
TEAM NEWS
The team news is straightforward for Brazil, as Carlo Ancelotti keeps the same starting XI that beat Scotland 3-0.
Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu does make alterations, however.
There are four changes from the 1-1 draw with Sweden.
Takehiro Tomiyasu and Shogo Taniguchi come in for Ayumu Seko and Ko Itakura at the rear, while Kaishu Sano is preferred to Ao Tanaka in central midfield.
The other tweak sees Junya Ito replace Yukinari Sugawara, which presumably means Ritsu Doan moves from right wing to right wing-back.
LINE-UPS
Brazil XI: Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos; Guimaraes, Casemiro, Paqueta; Rayan, Cunha, Vinicius Jr.
Japan XI: Zion Suzuki; Tomiyasu, Taniguchi, Hiroki Ito; Doan, Sano, Kamada, Nakamura; Junya Ito, Maeda; Ueda.
