Brazil generated 19 shots and 1.69 xG; Japan managed 5 shots and 0.23. A 2:1 scoreline barely hints at how one-sided the underlying game was.
Brazil needed no drama. A 4.33 xG evening produced a 0:3 away win at the World Cup group stage, and the 52% Crime Index confirms the obvious: the favourite did favourite things, thoroughly and on schedule.