World Cup: Brazil draw with Morocco in opener

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World Cup: Brazil draw with Morocco in opener

Brazil drew 1-1 with Morocco this Saturday (13) in its World Cup opener at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Seleção’s goal was scored by Vinicius Junior, who reached 10 goals in the yellow jersey. The opponent’s goal was scored by Saibari. Now, Carlo Ancelotti’s team turns its focus to the match against Haiti next Friday (19) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, United States.

Roared on by more than 80,000 fans in the stands, the Brazilian National Team carried high expectations into its opener, but Morocco took the initiative in the match. In the 6th minute, Mazraoui made a move down the left, got past Ibañez, and crossed toward the edge of the box. El Aynaoui struck it, but Bruno Guimarães, alert, cleared it away. A minute later, Hakimi fired a low shot after a move down the right, testing goalkeeper Alisson.

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Vinicius Júnior scored his 10th goal in a Brazil shirtCredits: Nelson Terme/ CBF

In the 13th minute, Brazil threatened the opposition through Raphinha. The Brazilian forward led the attack and switched play to Vinicius Junior on the left, who drove to the byline and crossed, but Igor Thiago could not reach it with a header.

Brazil tried to take control of the game, but it was the opposition that opened the scoring. In the 20th minute, after quickly winning back possession, Brahim Díaz found Saibari free in attack, and he went through on goal and scored.

In the 31st minute, Brazil equalized! Bruno Guimarães led the attack and passed to Vinicius Junior on the left. Wearing the No. 7 shirt, he cut inside past the Moroccan defender and fired across goal to score a stunning goal!

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What a beauty! Vinicius Junior cuts past his marker and shoots to score Brazil’s equalizerCredits: Nelson Terme/ CBF

In the 46th minute, Lucas Paquetá almost made his name unforgettable at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey with a brilliant move. Douglas Santos crossed to the midfielder, who hit it on the volley and nearly scored a superb goal. Bono made the save and tipped it out for a corner.

For the second half, Carlo Ancelotti made two changes to the Brazilian side, bringing on Danilo and Fabinho for Ibañez and Casemiro, respectively. On the pitch, the team looked solid defensively and blocked Morocco’s build-up, preventing quick transitions from defense to attack.

With strong marking, Brazil pushed forward more than its opponent in the second half, recording seven shots to Morocco’s two.

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Brazil’s next World Cup match will be against HaitiCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/ CBF

Brazil came close to taking the lead in the second half. In the 32nd minute, Matheus Cunha played Vinicius Junior through on the left. The Brazilian star laid it off to Raphinha, but Bono made a good save from the Barcelona forward’s finish. Then, in the 47th minute, after a corner kick, the ball fell to Luiz Henrique outside the box. The former Botafogo player found Danilo Santos, who curled a shot that Bono saved.

Right at the end, Alisson made a good save from El Ayanaoui’s shot from outside the box. On the rebound, Amaimouni still got a shot away, but the Brazilian keeper made another fine save to preserve the draw.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.

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