Morocco confirm new absentee and call up 2 for Brazil clash at World Cup | OneFootball

Morocco has two new players to face Brazil

The 2026 World Cup begins this Thursday (11) with the match between Mexico and South Africa at the Azteca Stadium. Meanwhile, the Brazil National Team is preparing to face Morocco on Saturday (13). Brazil’s opponent, the Moroccan team, had another player withdrawn from the squad and, as a result, called up two players for the world tournament.

Nayef Aguerd and Abde Ezzalzouli were ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a groin injury and a sprain of the medial collateral ligament in the knee, respectively. As a result, Morocco called up Marwane Saadane, from Al Fateh (SAU), and Anime Sbai, from Angers (FRA), to replace the injured players.

Does Morocco have other problems for facing Brazil?

It is worth noting that Morocco still has three doubts for the match against Brazil. Noussair Mazraoui left the game against Norway on Sunday (07) with shoulder pain. In addition, Chemsdine Talbi is recovering from a muscle injury. Finally, Anass Salah-Eddine was rested by Morocco in the last friendly before the World Cup.

What about Brazil?

The Brazil National Team, on the other hand, has only one absence for the match against Morocco. It is Neymar, who is recovering from a grade 2 calf injury. According to FIFA competition regulations, all teams have until 24 hours before their first match to make changes to their squads.

When do Brazil and Morocco face each other?

Brazil and Morocco face each other this Saturday (13), in a match valid for the first round of the World Cup group stage. Therefore, the ball rolls at 7 p.m. (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 the website and social media. However, 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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