Morocco boss ‘predicts’ World Cup opener against Brazil | OneFootball

Brazil and Morocco open World Cup Group C

The Brazil National Team continues its preparations to face Morocco this Saturday (13) in the opening round of the group stage. Morocco head coach Mohamed Ouahbi spoke respectfully about Brazil and predicted a great match against the ‘Seleção’.

— Brazil is a team and a country that lives and breathes the game, to begin with. Whenever you talk about the World Cup, Brazil comes to mind. They have very good players, who create huge expectations in a country that is very emotional and passionate about the team and football — he said, before concluding:

— As I said, Brazil has not changed, Brazil is still Brazil. People can say whatever they want, Brazil is still Brazil. They have top-quality players and a world-class coach. It’s going to be a massive game — he concluded in an interview with ‘FIFA’.

How is Morocco coming into its World Cup debut?

Morocco comes in with some changes to face Brazil. That is because coach Mohamed Ouahbi dropped two players due to injury: Nayef Aguerd and Abde Ezzalzouli. As a result, the Morocco National Team called up Marwane Saadane, from Al Fateh (SAU), and Anime Sbai, from Angers (FRA), to replace them.

And Brazil?

In addition, Brazil also had to withdraw one player from the World Cup squad. It is Wesley, who suffered a muscle injury in his thigh and was replaced by Éderson, a midfielder for Atalanta (ITA). Finally, Neymar is recovering from a calf injury and will miss the opener.

When do Brazil and Morocco face off?

Brazil and Morocco face off this Saturday (13) in a match valid for the first round of the World Cup group stage. The ball kicks off at 7:00 PM (Brasília time) at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Brazil and Morocco through its website and social media. Meanwhile, Globo (free-to-air TV), SporTV (pay TV), GE TV (YouTube), Cazé TV (YouTube), SBT (free-to-air TV) and N Sports (pay TV) will broadcast the Brazil National Team’s opener.

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