Japan will be the first one to say how good Brazil is, especially after being thrashed by the five-time world champions 4-0 in October.
But that doesn't mean it thinks Brazil are invincible.
"We saw the France game," Japan captain Makoto Hasebe said on Thursday evening, referring to Brazil's 3-0 victory over France last week. "The team they put out there wasn't different from the one that played us, and they're still the top team in the world.