Official lineups of Brazil - Morocco
Brazil : Alisson - Ibañez, Marquinhos (c), Gabriel, Douglas Santos - Guimarães, Casemiro, Paqueta - Raphinha, Igor Thiago, Vinicius.
Morocco : Bounou - Hakimi (c), Diop, Riad, Mazraoui - Bouaddi, El Aynaoui - Brahim Diaz, Ounahi, El Khannouss - Saibari.
The World Cup 2026's first heavyweight clash took place at MetLife stadium, the future venue of the final. It pitted Morocco, Africa's finalists, against Brazil, five-time world champions.
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This was the first major test for each coach in their World Cup debut. Brazil's Carlo Ancelotti relied on stars like FC Barcelona's Raphinha, runner-up in the 2024 Ballon d'Or, and Vinicius Junior, but not yet on Neymar who will miss the entire group stage.
On the Moroccan side, Mohamed Ouahbi had to manage without OM's central defender Nayef Aguerd and Betis Seville's winger Abde Ezzalzouli.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
