Match reportVinicius Junior levels for Brazil but Morocco were better value in openerBrazil vs Morocco ended 1-1 as Vinicius Junior's 32nd-minute equaliser cancelled out Ismael Saibari's opener at MetLife Stadium. Events
First half
- 21' Goal: I. Saibari assist: B. Diaz 0-1
- Goal: Vinicius Junior assist: Bruno Guimaraes 1-1 32'
- Yellow card: Casemiro 37'
- Yellow card: Ibanez 43'
Second half
- Substitution: IbanezDanilo 46'
- Substitution: CasemiroFabinho 46'
- Substitution: Lucas PaquetaM. Cunha 61'
- Substitution: I. ThiagoLuiz Henrique 62'
- 65' Substitution: B. DiazC. Talbi
- 65' Substitution: A. OunahiS. El Mourabet
- 80' Substitution: N. MazraouiA. Salah-Eddine
- 80' Substitution: B. El KhannoussA. Amaimouni
- Substitution: Bruno GuimaraesDanilo Santos 80'
- 89' Substitution: I. SaibariS. Rahimi
Stats
BrazilMorocco
- 52% Possession 48%
- 13 Shots 14
- 5 On target 3
- 6 Corners 2
- 16 Fouls 14
All stats
- 2 Saves 4
- 0 Offsides 1
- 2 Yellow cards 0
- 0 Red cards 0
Player of the match
ISIsmael Saibari
Morocco· 1 goalStories
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Lineups & ratings
Brazil
4-2-3-1 Coach Carlo Ancelotti
1
5 ↓46'
7
11
20 ↓61'
8 ↓80'
16
24 ↓46'
25 ↓62'
- 13 Danilo for Ibanez
- 17 Fabinho for Casemiro
- 9 Matheus Cunha for Lucas Paqueta
- 21 Luiz Henrique for I. Thiago
- 18 Danilo Santos for Bruno Guimaraes
- 2
- 6
- 12
- 14
- 15
- 19
- 22
- 23
- 26
Morocco
4-2-3-1 Coach Mohamed Ouahbi
2
3 ↓80'
10 ↓65'
1
14
8 ↓65'
11 ↓89'
24
18
23 ↓80'
6
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi for B. Diaz
- 15 Samir El Mourabet for A. Ounahi
- 21 Ayoube Amaimouni Echghouyab for B. El Khannouss
- 26 Anass Salah-Eddine for N. Mazraoui
- 9 Soufiane Rahimi for I. Saibari
- 4
- 5 Marwane Saadane
- 12
- 13
- 16
- 17
- 19
- 20
- 22
- 25
Bench · Brazil
- 13 Danilo for Ibanez
- 17 Fabinho for Casemiro
- 9 Matheus Cunha for Lucas Paqueta
- 21 Luiz Henrique for I. Thiago
- 18 Danilo Santos for Bruno Guimaraes
- 2
- 6
- 12
- 14
- 15
- 19
- 22
- 23
- 26
Bench · Morocco
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi for B. Diaz
- 15 Samir El Mourabet for A. Ounahi
- 21 Ayoube Amaimouni Echghouyab for B. El Khannouss
- 26 Anass Salah-Eddine for N. Mazraoui
- 9 Soufiane Rahimi for I. Saibari
- 4
- 5 Marwane Saadane
- 12
- 13
- 16
- 17
- 19
- 20
- 22
- 25