Martinelli’s stoppage-time strike sends Brazil past Japan into World Cup Round of 16

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Brazil rallied from a halftime deficit to beat Japan 2-1 in Houston, with Casemiro leveling and Gabriel Martinelli scoring a dramatic 96th-minute winner to advance to the World Cup Round of 16, where they will face the Ivory Coast vs. Norway winner on July 5 in New Jersey.
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