Brazil vs Japan, First match of FIFA 2013 Confederation cup was won by Brazil by 3 goals. The breathtaking opening goal was by Neymar, the star player of Brazil, just after the three minutes of the games start. Paulinho doubled the hosts' lead following a good cross by Dani Alves. Finally Jo repeated hostelers hunting at injury time. This victory given 3 points for Brazil with three goals difference in advance. Next match for Brazil is on 19th against Mexico and Japan is against Italy on the same day
| Brazil (BRA) | Statistics | Japan (JPN) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Shots | 10 |
| 9 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 3 | Goals Scored | 0 |
| 15 | Fouls Committed | 14 |
| 14 | Fouls Suffered | 14 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 3 | Free kicks Shots (scored) | 1 |
| 0 / 0 | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) | 0 / 0 |
| 1 | Offside | 1 |
| 0 | Own Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Second yellow card and red card | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 36 | Actual playing time | 23 |
| 61% | Possession (%) | 39% |
| 0 | Cards | 1 |