{"id":34469,"date":"2026-06-20T01:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/brazil-1-1-morocco-jun-13-2026-game-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T01:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:06:37","slug":"brazil-1-1-morocco-jun-13-2026-game-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/brazil-1-1-morocco-jun-13-2026-game-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil 1-1 Morocco (Jun 13, 2026) Game Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior<\/a> scored an equalizing goal in the 32nd minute, giving five-time champion Brazil<\/a> a 1-1 draw against Morocco<\/a> on Saturday in a pulsating, high-profile group match at the World Cup.<\/p>\n

A semifinalist four years ago, Morocco dominated early, and Ismael Saibari<\/a> put the African champions ahead in the 21st minute.<\/p>\n

Brazil evened the score 11 minutes later. Vin\u00edcius<\/a> exchanged passes with Bruno Guimar\u00e3es<\/a> on the left flank, took touches to make space and rifled a right-footed shot past the outstretched arm of Yassine Bounou<\/a> for his 10th international goal.<\/p>\n

Brazil, seeking its first World Cup title since 2002, entered the tournament with high expectations and yellow-clad Sele\u00e7\u00e3o fans who dominated the crowd of 80,663 at MetLife Stadium became a bit subdued before Vin\u00edcius evened the score with his spectacular angled effort.<\/p>\n

No. 6 Brazil and seventh-ranked Morocco are the only top 10 teams to meet in the first round of the expanded 48-nation World Cup tournament.<\/p>\n

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Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior scored the equaliser for Brazil, who were held by Morocco on Saturday.<\/figcaption>
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Despite shaky moments, Brazil managed to extend its unbeaten streak in World Cup openers to 21, including 17 wins, since a 1934 loss to Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brazil plays Haiti<\/a> on Friday in Philadelphia, then closes Group C against Scotland<\/a> in Miami Gardens, Florida. Morocco faces Scotland in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Friday, then meets Haiti in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Brazil star Neymar, recovering from a torn right calf, didn’t dress for the game.<\/p>\n

One hour before the match, an Uber from Times Square to the stadium, site of next month’s final, was $126.95 — up from $83.95 for advance booking for the same time Sunday.<\/p>\n

Carlo Ancelotti, the Italian who became Brazil’s first foreign World Cup coach, wore a three-piece suit with a necktie on a sunny afternoon with a 88-degree Fahrenheit (31-degree Celsius) temperature for the 6 p.m. start.<\/p>\n

Morocco went ahead after Lucas Paquet\u00e1<\/a> lost control of a short pass from Roger Iba\u00f1ez<\/a> and knocked it off Bilal El Khannouss<\/a>. It bounced to Noussair Mazraoui<\/a>, who sent the ball to Brahim D\u00edaz<\/a> in the center circle.<\/p>\n

His through pass split Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es<\/a> and Marquinho, and Saibari ran onto the ball at the top of the arc. Alisson Becker<\/a> was slow to come off his line and Saibari chipped the ball over the Brazil goalkeeper for his 10th international goal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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