Confirmed Brazil vs Egypt teams and full line-up with Alisson, Casemiro, Vinicius Junior and Raphinha among the starters, TV channel, live streaming online and statistics
Brazil and Egypt have confirmed their teams for the first international friendly in Cleveland on Saturday.
The five-time world champions begin coach Carlo Ancelotti’s first experience in the final against Haiti on June 20 (01:30 BST).
Record seven-time African champions Egypt have never won a single match at the World Cup and play their opening group game against Belgium on June 15.
Talisman Mohamed Salah has scored nine goals in nine games as part of The Pharaohs’ unbeaten qualifying campaign.
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2026 World Cup friendly: Brazil confirmed group against Egypt
Brazil made five changes from their 6-2 home win over Panama in a friendly on May 31, bringing in Marquinhos, Roger Ibanez, Douglas Santos, Lucas Paqueta and Igor Thiago.
Gleison Bremer, Leo Pereira, Alex Sandro, Luiz Henrique and Matheus Cunha go to the bench.
The country’s top scorer, Neymar, is still staying in New Jersey to continue rehabbing an injured left calf.
Full-back Eder Militao (thigh) and Willian Estavao (hamstring) are out for the final while defender Gabriel is on the bench after representing Arsenal in last Saturday’s Champions League final.
Brazil starting XI: Alisson Becker, Wesley Franca, Marquinhos, Roger Ibanez, Douglas Santos, Casemiro, Bruno Guimaraes, Lucas Paqueta, Vinicius Junior, Raphinha, Igor Thiago
Brazil instead of: Weverton, Ederson, Gabriel Magalhaes, Alex Sandro, Danilo, Gleison Bremer, Leo Pereira, Fabinho, Danilo Santos, Matheus Cunha, Endrick, Luiz Henrique, Gabriel Martinelli, Rayan
2026 World Cup preparations: Egypt to face Brazil
Egypt made four changes from their 1-0 win over Russia in a friendly in Cairo on May 28, with Pyramids winner Zizo heading in a vital header.
Their winner goes to the bench, as does Nice midfielder Mohamed Abdelmoneim, who returned from a long-term knee injury in that game, as well as Karim Hafez and Emam Ashour.
Ahmed Fatouh, Haissem Hassan, Mohamed Hamdy and Mostafa Ziko enter.
Omar Marmoush starts again, having scored three goals in 21 Premier League appearances for Manchester City last season, while Salah, who missed two games with a hamstring injury at Liverpool last month and was rested against Russia, is on the bench.
Egypt starting XI: Mostafa Shobeir, Ahmed Fatouh, Mohamed Hamdy, Yasser Ibrahim, Mohamed Hany, Marwan Attia, Mohanad Lasheen, Mostafa Ziko, Trezeguet, Haissem Hassan, Omar Marmoush
Egypt instead of: Mohamed El Shenawy, El Mahdy Soliman, Mohamed Alaa, Tarek Alaa, Karim Hafez, Mohamed Abdelmoneim, Ramy Rabia, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Nabil Emad, Mahmoud Saber, Emam Ashour, Zizo, Ibrahim Adel, Mohamed Salah, Hamza Abdelkarim
Where to watch Brazil v Egypt: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off is on Saturday at 23:00 BST (18:00 ET / 15:00 PT). Broadcast live in the UK on ITVX.
Fans can stream the action via the ITV website and the ITVX app, available on a range of devices for viewing on the go.
Brazil v Egypt statistics
- Brazil have won all six meetings between the countries, most recently winning 2-0 in a friendly at Al-Rayyan in 2011 with goals from former Valencia player Jonas.
- They have conceded in each of their last four games (including friendlies) and five of their last six, conceding nine in total in those games.
- Three of Brazil’s six appearances in Africa have been beaten by W2, although their 2-0 win over Senegal in London and 1-1 draw with Tunisia in Lille in November – both friendlies – mean they have never lost twice to such teams.
- Botafogo midfielder Danilo and Brentford striker Igor Thiago have scored one goal in Brazil’s last two matches.
- Barcelona’s Raphinha was top scorer with five goals in the qualifiers, although the 29-year-old has not scored for his country since a 2-1 home win over Colombia in March 2025.
- This will be the eighth friendly of Carlo Ancelotti’s 12-match reign, with Italy’s four World Cup qualifiers between June and September 2025 drawn in Ecuador and Bolivia, whichever team wins at home against Paraguay and Chile.
- Egypt was going to host Brazil in the Confederations Cup in Bloemfontein in 2009 but in the 90th minute Kaka scored a penalty when the team that won the Ballon d’Or in 2007 won 4-3.
- They have kept clean sheets in their last four games, going more than six hours and 42 minutes without conceding a score.
- In three World Cup matches, Egypt has not won a single match. They lost all three of their games in 2018 and picked up two points in 1990.
- Mohamed Salah needs two goals to equal coach Hossam Hassan’s record of 69 goals in Egypt
