{"id":670819,"date":"2026-06-13T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=670819"},"modified":"2026-06-13T04:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T08:31:47","slug":"brazil-vs-morocco-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/06\/13\/brazil-vs-morocco-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil vs Morocco: Team News and Predicted Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and predicted lineups ahead of Brazil vs Morocco<\/span><\/a> at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on June 13. This is Brazil\u2019s opening game at the 2026 World Cup. Despite the news of Neymar missing Brazil vs Morocco due to injury<\/span><\/a>, Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s team will be eager to start the tournament in style.<\/p>\n

Morocco are on a great run of form, having been declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football ruled in their favour following Senegal\u2019s controversial walk-off after a penalty was awarded.<\/p>\n

Team News and Predicted Lineups for Brazil vs Morocco<\/h2>\n

Date:<\/strong> Saturday, June 13, 2026.
\nVenue:<\/strong> MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
\nKick-off:<\/strong> 23:00 GMT.
\nLast meeting:<\/strong> Brazil 1-2 Morocco (March 25, 2023).
\nReferee:<\/strong> Slavko Vincic.<\/span>
\nCurrent odds:<\/strong> Brazil 4\/6, Morocco 4\/1, Draw 11\/4.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>:<\/span> 2026 World Cup Pivot Games: The Matchups Set to Decide Every Group<\/a><\/p>\n

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Brazil Team News<\/h3>\n

Speaking in the build-up to Brazil vs Morocco, Ancelotti revealed the latest on Neymar\u2019s injury woes:<\/p>\n

\u201cNeymar is working very hard to recover as quickly as possible. The expectation is that he will recover and rejoin the group next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arsenal\u2019s Gabriel has not participated in any of Brazil\u2019s recent games since joining the squad late after his appearance in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. It\u2019s expected he will still start in defence alongside Marquinhos.<\/p>\n

Discussing the decision to call up Ederson after Wesley\u2019s injury, Ancelotti said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe brought in Ederson because the doubt when choosing the 26 was whether to call up nine or eight defenders and six midfielders. We chose nine defenders, but I think Danilo and Iba\u00f1ez give us confidence in that position, so we preferred to strengthen the midfield a little with \u00c9derson, who had a very good end to the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Morocco Team News<\/h3>\n

Morocco\u2019s squad<\/a><\/span> has been disrupted by injuries, with Nayef Aguerd and Abde Ezzalzouli being cut from the squad after picking up injuries in a friendly. The replacements in the squad were named as Amine Sbai and Marwane Saadane.<\/p>\n

There were concerns over captain Achraf Hakimi, but he completed 65 minutes against Norway, boosting Mohamed Ouahbi\u2019s squad. He picked up a thigh injury in the Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich, but did play the whole final against Arsenal<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>: 2026 World Cup Matchday 3 Predictions Including Brazil vs Morocco<\/a><\/p>\n

Brazil Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n

Alisson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Alex Sandro, Casemiro, Guimaraes, Raphinha, Paqueta, Vinicius Jr, Cunha.<\/span><\/p>\n

Morocco Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n

Bounou, Mazraoui, Riad, Diop, Hakimi, Bouaddi, Aynaoui, Khannouss, Ounahi, Diaz, Saibari.<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

IMAGO \/ @odysseyimg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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