All eyes will turn at 2:00 a.m. UAE time on Sunday morning to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States, to follow the anticipated clash between Morocco and Brazil as they open their campaigns in Group 3 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The two teams' head-to-head record does not include many matches, as they have met on only 3 occasions, among them just one official fixture, with Brazil claiming 2 victories against a single win for the Atlas Lions.
The first official encounter between the two sides came at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, when they met in the third round of the group stage. Brazil, who boasted a galaxy of stars at the time, secured a clean 3-0 victory courtesy of goals from Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and Bebeto to advance to the knockout rounds, while Morocco were eliminated despite their historic win over Scotland in the same matchday.
One year earlier, in October 1997, Brazil defeated Morocco 2-0 in a friendly match held in the Brazilian city of Belém.
Morocco managed to record their first-ever victory over the Seleção when they beat them 2-1 in the friendly staged in the city of Tangier in March 2023. Sofiane Boufal and Abdelhamid Sabiri scored Morocco's two goals, while Casemiro netted Brazil's only reply.
Morocco enter the match with high morale following their historic achievement at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, when they became the first African and Arab nation to reach the semi-finals, while Brazil seek to assert their status as one of the leading title contenders.