It is often said that the World Cup doesn’t start until Brazil enters so there will be a lot of excitement as the five-time champions face Morocco in New Jersey tonight.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side have endured a disappointing qualification campaign but are still improving on their record performance in the entire World Cup.
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They could have asked for an easy opening as they will face African champions Morocco at MetLife Stadium.
The Atlas Lions are ranked seventh in the world, one place behind Brazil, and reached the semi-finals in Qatar four years ago.
Where to watch Brazil v Morocco: TV and online streaming
Brazil play Morocco on Saturday night at 11pm UK time. You can watch it on BBC 1 and stream it on iPlayer.
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Brazil v Morocco statistics
- Brazil is the only team to have participated in every World Cup since 1930 – this will be the 23rd time. They have won more World Cups than any other team (five) and have the best win rate in the tournament’s history (67% – 76 wins in 114 games).
- Brazil last won the World Cup in 2002. Since then, they have played five consecutive tournaments without lifting the trophy; it is their joint longest streak without winning a championship along with 1930 – 1954 and 1974 – 1990.
- Brazil have topped their first round group in every World Cup since 1982. They are unbeaten in their last 20 World Cup opening games, winning 17 and drawing three – their last defeat in the opening game in 1934, against Spain (1-3).
- Brazil’s fifth-place finish in Conmebol qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, with an average of just 1.3 goals per game (24 goals in 18 games), marks its worst performance since the qualification system was established 30 years ago.
- Morocco’s fourth place in 2022 marked the highest finish by an African country in World Cup history. They kept four clean sheets, more than their previous 16 matches at the tournament (three).
- Morocco was the only team qualified by CAF to win all the qualifying matches for the 2020 World Cup, finishing with eight victories in eight matches.
- Mohamed Ouahbi will coach Morocco at the 2026 World Cup, replacing Walid Regragui; He led the U20 team to the 2025 World Cup, beating Argentina 2-0 in the final in Santiago, Chile.
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