Brazil v Haiti: Commentary, updates, goals and stats as Cunha pulls back the opener

The World Cup started well for Brazil, but they have a chance to go through a gear tonight when they face Haiti.

Carlo Ancelotti’s men were held to a 1-1 draw by Morocco in their opening match and produced a lackluster performance.

The Selecao had to come from behind to get a point, with a fine strike from Vinicius Junior leveling matters after Morocco had dominated the opening exchanges.

“It was scary, because we were expected to produce an excellent game,” said Danilo, starting Brazil’s games in this tournament.

“When things don’t go well, it’s not easy to digest, we need to balance.

Haiti lost to Scotland in their first match and now face an uphill battle to qualify.

Where to watch Brazil v Haiti: TV channel, live streaming online

Kick-off is on Saturday at 01:30 BST (20:30 ET / 17:30 PT). In the UK, broadcast live on BBC One.

Live streaming on multiple devices is available via the BBC iPlayer app and the BBC Sport website.

World Cup 2026: Brazil v Haiti stats

• The teams met for the first time in the World Cup, where Brazil scored 17 goals and conceded one en route to winning all three of their previous matches, most recently a 7-1 victory in Orlando in the 2016 Copa America.
• This game will have the biggest gap in FIFA’s ranking in this year’s group stage, 78 places will be divided between Brazil (6th place) and Haiti (84th place).
• In its World Cup history, Brazil has won eight out of nine matches against CONCACAF (D1) countries, winning twice on the road.
• Brazil could fail to win their first two matches in one World Cup tournament for the first time since 1978 in Argentina (D2)
• Having lost 1-0 to Cameroon in 2022 and drawn with Morocco this year, Brazil could go three group games without a win for the first time since two draws and one defeat at the 1974 and 1978 tournaments.
• Vinicius Junior was involved in four goals in five World Cup games (2 goals, 2 assists)
• Haiti have lost all four of their World Cup matches, scoring twice and conceding 15 times in all of these matches.
• Only three countries have lost their first five games in the tournament: Mexico (first 9), El Salvador (6) and Canada (6)
• They have scored more shots than any other Group C team on a matchday (15), and are also tied – along with Brazil – for touches in the opposition box (22).
• The 52-year gap between Haiti and Congo DR’s first appearance (1974) and second appearance (2026) at the World Cup is the fourth longest in the tournament’s history, behind Wales (64 years, between 1958 and 2022), Egypt (56 years, between 1934 and 1990) and Norway (194).
• Among the sides to play 10 CONCACAF qualifiers, only Bermuda (31) and Nicaragua (16) have scored more goals than Haiti (13), and posted the third highest number of expected goals (11.7).
• No player has scored more goals in the campaign than Haiti’s Duckens Nazon (6), including a hat-trick against Costa Rica in September.

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