STAR WORLD CUP PREVIEW Sat: Brazil v Morocco

The 2026 World Cup rolls into MetLife Stadium on Saturday as Brazil open their campaign against a Morocco side that fancies more than just making up the numbers, writes JOE CITRONE.

Brazil have won three of their last five, but losses to Japan and France show they’re not bulletproof and perhaps not the Brazil of old, which this Morocco team will look to exploit.

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Brazil v Morocco
FIFA World Cup Group C
23:00 BBC One / ITV1

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HEAD-TO-HEAD
JUN 1998 WORLD CUP Brazil 3-0 Morocco

BRAZIL
JUN 2026 FRIENDLY Brazil 2-1 Egypt
MAY 2026 FRIENDLY Brazil 6-2 Panama
MAR 2026 FRIENDLY Brazil 3-1 Croatia
MAR 2026 FRIENDLY Brazil 1-2 France
OCT 2025 FRIENDLY Japan 3-2 Brazil

MOROCCO
JUN 2026 FRIENDLY Morocco 1-1 Norway
JUN 2026 FRIENDLY Morocco 4-0 Madagascar
MAY 2026 FRIENDLY Morocco 5-0 Burundi
MAR 2026 FRIENDLY Morocco 2-1 Paraguay
MAR 2026 FRIENDLY Morocco 1-1 Ecuador

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The Atlas Lions arrive in superb form after being awarded the African Cup of Nations last year – four wins and a draw from five, conceding just twice, and will be looking to build on their incredible 2022 World Cup campaign, where they reached the semi-finals.

Brazil are favourites for a reason, but as I said earlier, even with a legend like Carlo Ancelotti at the helm, this is not the Brazil team of old. I’ll take the draw at 12/5 with starsports.bet.

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