LIVE Brazil – Morocco, the first shock since the World Championship

The match will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, one of the most modern arenas of the final tournament, with a capacity of 82,566 spectators.

Brazil – Morocco, LIVE at 01:00

Brazil – Morocco, starting teams:

Brazil (4-2-3-1): Alisson – R. Ibanez, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos – Bruno Guimaraes, Casemiro – Raphinha, L. Paqueta, Vinicius – I. Thiago
reserves: Weverton, Ederson (Fenerbahce), Alex Sandro, Bremer, Cunha, Danilo, Danilo Santos, Ederson (Atalanta), Endrick, Fabinho, Leo Pereira, Luis Henrique, Martinelli, Rayan
coach: Carlo Ancelotti

Morocco (4-2-3-1): Bono – Hakimi, Diop, Riad, Mazraoui – Bouaddi, El Aynaoui – B. Diaz, Ounahi, Khannouss – Saibari
reserves: Munir, Tagnaouti, Amaimouni, Amrabat, Belammari, El Kaabi, El Mourabet, El Ouahdi, Halhal, Rahimi, Saadane, Salah-Eddine, Sbai, Talbi, Yassine
coach: Mohamed Ouahbi

UPDATE 00:00 » Brazil lines up one of the most experienced “11” in recent World Cup history

The holders sent to the field by the Brazilian national team have an average age of 29 years and 235 days.

It is the oldest Seleção first XI in a World Cup match since the quarter-final against France in 2006, when the average age was 30 years and 31 days.

UPDATE at 23:15 » Images from Morocco's locker room

Shortly after Brazil, the Moroccan national team also published images from the dressing room before the debut at the 2026 World Championship.

The jerseys of stars Achraf Hakimi, Sofyan Amrabat and Yassine Bounou are already ready as everything is set for the first big derby of Group C.

UPDATE at 23:00 » Images from Brazil's locker room

Two hours before the starting whistle, the Brazilian national team published several photos from the locker room on the official account of X.

Along with the images, the Brazilians sent the message: “The locker room of the greatest national team in the world!”.

UPDATE 22:45 » Incendiary atmosphere at MetLife Stadium, the match is played behind closed doors

The match between Brazil and Morocco is played behind closed doors. More than 88,000 spectators will be present in the stands of MetLife Stadium for one of the most anticipated group stage matches at the 2026 World Cup.

UPDATE 22:40 » Festive atmosphere for Brazil fans in Times Square

Brazil supporters turned Times Square into a real party zone before the duel.

Dressed in yellow-green jerseys and waving flags, they sang and danced just a few hours before kick-off.

The Brazil fans are having a lot of fun in Times Square ahead of their Morocco game…🇧🇷😅 pic.twitter.com/HcmnWN5I5P

— george (@StokeyyG2) June 13, 2026

UPDATE 22:30 » Neymar, present on the Brazil bench for the match against Morocco

Although he is not fit to play, Neymar will be with the Brazilian national team in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup.

The South American star will sit on the bench and support his teammates in the duel with Morocco, the first big derby of Group C.

Brazil – Morocco, one of the most anticipated matches in the group stage of the World Cup 2026

Brazil will be looking to get the finals tournament off to a flying start and put the disappointment of last year's quarter-final exit behind them, while Morocco will be looking to prove that their performance in Qatar 2022, when they reached the semi-finals, was no fluke.

Brazil face the most difficult opponent in the group since the first match and start the road with high hopes under the command of Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian managed to provide more balance and stability to a team that had a difficult time in the preliminaries.

The Brazilians reach the final tournament after a solid run of results, with only one defeat in their last six games, that suffered against France, score 1-2.

On the other hand, Morocco is coming after a good run in the training matches. The Atlas Lions are unbeaten in their last five friendlies, with three wins and two draws, including a 1-1 draw with Norway.

The two representatives met only once at the World Championship, in 1998, when Brazil prevailed 3-0. However, the most recent head-to-head duel went to the Africans, who won 2-1 in a friendly played in 2023.

Brazil remains the most successful national team in the history of the World Cup, with five trophies won and 74 victories in 114 matches. It is also the only representative present at all editions of the competition, starting with the inaugural one in 1930.

Morocco is participating in a finals tournament for the seventh time, but the results of recent years have confirmed the rise of African football. After the historic semi-final in 2022, the North Africans cruised through the qualifiers with eight wins from eight matches and have continued to impress with their consistent results.

Brazil's squad for WC 2026

• Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Fenerbahçe) and Weverton (Gremio);

• defense: Danilo (Flamengo), Wesley (Roma), Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Léo Pereira (Flamengo), Bremer (Juventus), Ibáñez (Al Ahli), Alex Sandro (Flamengo) and Douglas Santos (Zenit);

• midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Danilo (Botafogo), Fabinho (Al Ittihad) and Paquetá (Flamengo);

• Strikers: Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Neymar (Santos), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rayan (Bournemouth), Igor Thiago (Brentford), Luiz Henrique (Zenit), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) and Endrick (Olympique de Lyon).

Morocco's 2026 World Cup squad

• Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal), Munir El Kajou (Renaissance Berkane), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (AS FAR)

• defense: Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United), Nayef Aguerd (Olympique Marseille), Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace), Issa Diop (Fulham), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven), Zakaria El Ouahdi (KRC Genk), Redouane Halhal (Mechelen), Youssef Belammari (Al-Ahly)

• midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), Azzedine Ounahi (Girona FC), Neil El Aynaoui (AS Roma), Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven), Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg), Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille LOSC), Gessime Yassine (Strasbourg)

• Strikers: Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos), Abde Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), Soufiane Rahimi (Al-Ain SC), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Ayoube Amaimouni (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Ranking in group C