Brazil U20 face the United States on Thursday in 2nd Spain friendly | OneFootball

Team faces the United States this ThursdayCredits: Nelson Terme / CBF

Brazil’s Under-20 National Team returns to the field this Thursday (1) for the second friendly of the series being played in Spain. After a 4-1 win over Denmark, Brazil takes on the United States at 6 p.m. local time (1 p.m. Brasília time) at Pinatar Arena in San Pedro del Pinatar.

Midfielder Huguinho hopes the team can repeat the approach it showed against Denmark.

“We’ve been working very hard this week to be well prepared for these friendlies, and tomorrow [today] is a very important match. We’re going to give our all on the pitch,” he said.

The player also drew attention to the quality of the opponent and reinforced the importance of staying focused throughout the full 90 minutes.

“We have to be very careful and go into the match fully focused. We’ll try to repeat what we did against Denmark and be absolutely sure that we’re going to win this game,” he said.

In defense, captain João Souza expects a different match, but with the same identity shown in the opener. The Flamengo center back stressed that Brazil needs to take the initiative and not allow the United States to find space to develop its game.

“A lot of it depends on us showing initiative, keeping the ball on the ground, wanting the game the whole time, and having the ambition to score,” João said.

The clash against the United States will be the second of three friendlies scheduled during the team’s trip to Spain. After the Americans, Brazil will wrap up the run against Mexico on Sunday (4).

Brazil vs. United States

Under-20 Friendly

Date: October 1, 2026 (Thursday)

Time: 6 p.m. (local) | 1 p.m. (Brasília time)

Venue: Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain

Broadcast: CBF TV — YouTube

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