Daichi Kamada now has the clearest individual Crystal Palace test of the World Cup knockout round.
Palace have confirmed that all 13 of their players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup advanced to the Round of 32.
Kamada’s Japan face Brazil in Houston on Monday, with the tie scheduled for 18:00 BST.
The midfielder has already made this tournament matter from a Selhurst Park perspective.
Palace’s official tracker notes that Kamada scored in Japan’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands. He then struck again inside four minutes of the 4-0 win over Tunisia.
He also completed the full match in the 1-1 draw with Sweden.
Kamada Hands Pierre Sage A High-Level Reference Point
Sports Mole’s Brazil v Japan preview reports that Brazil topped Group C, while Japan finished second in Group F.
It also underlined that Kamada and Ayase Ueda have stepped up with Kaoru Mitoma and Wataru Endo unavailable.
That matters for Pierre Sage.
Kamada’s Palace future has already been framed around control, timing and contract value in previous ReadCrystalPalace coverage.
A knockout tie against Brazil gives the new manager a sharper reference point.
Can Kamada still influence matches when Japan are denied long spells of comfort?
ReadCrystalPalace has already covered how Kamada’s World Cup form gives Palace fresh momentum.
This is a cleaner test.
Owen Goodman’s Canada have already moved through after Stephen Eustáquio’s stoppage-time winner against South Africa, as The Guardian detailed.
Kamada now carries the next Palace watchpoint.
A composed display against Brazil would not decide his Palace role alone. It would strengthen the case for Sage to keep him central to the summer rebuild.
