{"id":670837,"date":"2026-06-13T16:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T20:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=670837"},"modified":"2026-06-13T16:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T20:36:10","slug":"brazil-vs-morocco-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/06\/13\/brazil-vs-morocco-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil vs Morocco: Team News and Confirmed Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and the confirmed lineups for Brazil vs Morocco<\/span><\/a> at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, in a 23:00 GMT kick-off on June 13. Both teams will be looking to start the competition with three points, with Brazil<\/span><\/a> the pre-game favourites.<\/p>\n

Brazil vs Morocco, Team News and Confirmed Lineups<\/h2>\n

Brazil Team News<\/h3>\n

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

The build-up to the tournament wasn\u2019t ideal for Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s team, losing Wesley to injury and calling up Ederson to the squad. Explaining his decision to call up Ederson, Ancelotti said<\/span><\/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

Neymar\u2019s injury woes have occupied many of the headlines around the Brazilian squad. Ancelotti spoke on Neymar\u2019s availability:<\/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

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Morocco Team News<\/h3>\n

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

The fitness of Achraf Hakimi was of concern until he completed 65 minutes against Norway, boosting Mohamed Ouahbi\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n

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

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Brazil Confirmed Lineup<\/h3>\n

Starting XI<\/strong>: Alisson, Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es, Marquinhos, Douglas Santos, Roger Iba\u00f1ez, Casemiro, Bruno Guimar\u00e3es, Lucas Paquet\u00e1, Vinicius Junior, Raphinha, Igor Thiago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Morocco Confirmed Lineup<\/h3>\n

Starting XI<\/strong>: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui, Issa Diop, Chadi Riad, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Azzedine Ounahi, Ismael Saibari, Bilal El Khannouss, Neil El Aynaoui, Brahim Diaz.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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