Brazil vs Morocco live: World Cup 2026

Brazil, the World Cup’s most successful side with five titles, open their 2026 campaign with a Group C match against African giants Morocco.
The match will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with kickoff set for 6pm local time (22:00 GMT).
Colour, music fills New Jersey transit
It’s roughly four hours to kickoff and the fans have started to make their way to the New York New Jersey Stadium, locally known as the MetLife Stadium.

Supporters of both teams are chanting and singing as approach the trains at the Secaucus train station, from where they will make a short trip to the venue.

We’ve heard and read plenty about the public transport costs for the stadiums but at the moment, the fans do not seem bothered about the $98 return train ticket to the stadium.

Clad in the distinct yellow shirts of Brazil and the deep red of Morocco, they are singing as they climb down the stairs to the train platforms.
Brazil vs Morocco prediction
Stats provider Opta Analyst has given Brazil a 57.7 percent chance of winning against Morocco, who have 18.8 percent odds of victory.

There is a 23.5 percent chance that the match ends in a draw.

Overall, Brazil have a 65.85 percent shot at topping Group C, while Morocco has a 23.14 percent chance of the same.
Can Morocco stun Brazil?
Morocco were the great disruptors of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, knocking out Spain and Portugal before losing to France in the semifinals.

The first African and Arab nation to reach the World Cup semis, Morocco arrive at the 2026 tournament tipped to enjoy the best run from the teams in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Built around a generation of players shaped in the academies and leagues of Spain and France, Morocco have enough quality to make Brazil’s opening night uncomfortable.

However, they also arrive amid turbulence of their own.

Morocco began 2026 by losing the Africa Cup of Nations final to Senegal on home soil, only to be ⁠later awarded the title controversially as their rivals were punished for walking off the ⁠pitch in protest over a penalty.

Long-serving coach Walid Regragui quit three months before the World Cup and was replaced by Belgian-born Mohamed Ouahbi, promoted from the youth set-up after guiding Morocco to the under-20 World Cup title in Chile last year.
Bruised Brazil begin hunt for sixth world title
With a new coach at the helm, a string of injuries and a chaotic qualifying campaign, Brazil have had far from a perfect run-up to the World Cup 2026.

Chasing a long-awaited record-extending sixth World Cup trophy, Ancelotti knows he has a big task on his hands to turn around the fortunes of a Brazilian team which suffered quarterfinal exits in four of the last five tournaments.

Brazil never slip quietly into a World Cup, but expectations are unusually restrained. It has been 24 years since they were last crowned world champions.

“It is a good thing that there are some doubts about the team, because that has been the case on other occasions in the past,” said goalkeeper Alisson, with a nod to Brazil teams at previous tournaments who were not considered favourites but went on to lift the trophy.

Brazil have a star-studded squad, starting with Marquinhos and Gabriel Magalhaes at the back, Vinicius Jr and Raphinha on the wings, and Matheus Cunha up top. Neymar is also back in the squad after a two and a half year absence, but his long decline from untouchable talisman to fitness gamble has added uncertainty to Brazil’s World Cup campaign.