Brazil vs Morocco LIVE: Minutes away for Ancelotti’s World Cup debut

Just as Brazil have key absences at this World Cup, Youssef En-Nesyri is not playing for Morocco in this tournament.

Coach Mohamed Ouahbi opted to include other young talents in the squad instead, bringing different qualities to the team.

Neymar’s injury has put his return to the national team on hold. The last time he played for Brazil was on October 17, 2023, against Uruguay away from home.

In that match, he suffered a serious knee injury and has since been ruled out of international call-ups.

This is the lineup Morocco will field for their debut match:

Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, Chadi Riad, Noussair Mazraoui; Ayyoub Bouaddi, Neil El Aynaoui; Brahim Diaz, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilel El Khanouss; Ismael Saibari.

These are the 11 players selected by Ancelotti for his debut as Brazil manager at the World Cup:

Alisson; Roger Ibanez, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhaes, Douglas Santos; Casemiro,  Bruno Guimaraes; Raphinha, Lucas Paqueta, Vinicius Jr; Igor Thiago.

Brazil will wear their traditional yellow shirt with blue shorts. Morocco, meanwhile, will wear a red shirt and green shorts.

Whether due to injuries or technical decisions, Carlo Ancelotti will be without several key players for this squad.

Estevao is not participating in this tournament, nor are players such as Richarlison, Eder Militao, Rodrygo, and Thiago Silva.

The only World Cup meeting between Brazil and Morocco took place at the 1998 World Cup in France.

At that time, Brazil defeated the African side 3–0, with goals from Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Bebeto.

The match between Brazil and Morocco will be played at New York Stadium, better known as MetLife Stadium. The venue has a capacity of 82,500 and is expected to be packed with fans.

Brazil and Morocco are two of the favorites in Group C, which also includes Haiti and Scotland, who will play after this match concludes.

The officiating team for this match will come from Slovenia. The referee will be Slavko Vinčić, assisted by assistant referees Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič. The fourth official will be Sandro Schärer, from Switzerland.

In the VAR room will be Bastian Dankert (Germany), with assistance from Willy Delajod (France).

The match between Brazil and Morocco is scheduled to kick off at 6:00 PM ET.

Fans in the United States can watch the game on Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Sling Blue, Hulu + Live TV, and Peacock Premium.

Welcome to another live blog here at Bolavip. On this occasion, we will be bringing you minute-by-minute coverage of everything that happens in the match between Brazil and Morocco, two national teams aiming to go far at the 2026 World Cup.

Carlo Ancelotti makes his debut as Brazil head coach in this tournament, while Achraf Hakimi and company look to make a statement.

Stay tuned for every detail from this exciting matchup!