In a tense opening match of the expanded 48‑nation World Cup, Brazil and Morocco ended 1‑1 despite strong emotions from coaches and passionate crowds at MetLife Stadium. Brazil's Vinícius secured a late equaliser, while Morocco held their own and expressed satisfaction with the result. The game highlighted Brazil's historic unbeaten opening streak and marked the first Group C clash featuring two top‑10 teams.
“We started on a really bad note,” Vinícius said through a translator. “For certain, we got to hold on to the ball. We have to move better.
” “The team was a bit anxious at the beginning. Nerves were all over the place,” Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said through a translator.
“A very imbalanced team. ”“We are satisfied with the draw,” Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi said.
"We are not euphoric. ” Fans in Brazil's canary yellow dominated the crowd of 80,663 at MetLife Stadium — only about five sections near the south goal had fans in Morocco's red. Seleção supporters expected the flowing, entertaining play of Pelé’s era and were subdued before Vinícius evened the score with his spectacular angled effort. Brazil extended its unbeaten streak in World Cup openers to 21, including 17 wins, since a 1934 loss to Spain.
No. 6 Brazil and seventh-ranked Morocco are the only top 10 teams to meet in the first round of the expanded 48-nation World Cup tournament. Brazil plays Haiti on Friday in Philadelphia, then closes Group C against Scotland in Miami Gardens, Florida. Morocco faces Scotland in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Friday, then meets Haiti in Atlanta.
One hour before the match, an Uber from Times Square to the stadium, site of next month's final, was $126.95 — up from $83.95 for advance booking for the same time Sunday. Ancelotti, the Italian who became Brazil's first foreign World Cup coach, wore a three-piece suit with a necktie on a sunny afternoon with a 88-degree Fahrenheit temperature for the 6 p.m. start.and Marquinho, and Saibari ran onto the ball at the top of the arc.
Alisson was slow to come off his line as Saibari scored his 10th international goal. Morocco nearly went back ahead in the ninth of 10 minutes of stoppage time.
Alisson spilled Aynaoui's long-range shot, which was headed wide, then while on the grass leaned back toward the goal and used his right hand to block Ayoube Amaimouni's follow-up effort.2026 World Cup Quarterfinal Odds: Which Squads Will Make Final 8?2026 World Cup Odds: USA, Morocco Surge After Openers2026 World Cup Round of 16 Odds: Which Teams Will Make It?2026 World Cup Odds: Who Will Score the Most Goals For Their Countries?2026 World Cup Odds: Which Player Will Lead the Tournament in Assists? FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.
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