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What did Flamengo’s José Boto say about the Brazil vs Morocco match?

The Brazilian National Team drew 1-1 with Morocco last Saturday (13) in their debut at the 2026 World Cup. The result, however, did not surprise José Boto, Flamengo’s football director, who was full of praise for the Moroccan team.

— I really liked Morocco’s national team, so it doesn’t surprise me, nor does it surprise me that Brazil drew. I don’t think it’s a bad result; I actually think it’s a good result for Brazil and a good result for Morocco as well. In the end, the result does not surprise me —, he said, before concluding:

— The draw did not surprise me because of Morocco’s quality, which we all know, and especially us Portuguese, because of what they did to us at the World Cup in Qatar. It is a really very good national team, tactically well organized and with players who are very strong technically and very fast —, Boto concluded in an interview with the Spanish newspaper ‘Diario AS’.

Why does Boto know Morocco’s quality?

As Flamengo’s director, José Boto does not have good memories of Morocco. That is because, at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the African national team eliminated Portugal in the quarterfinals, 1-0, with a goal by En-Nesyri.

How did the Brazil vs Morocco match go?

Brazil’s World Cup debut did not go the way the fans were expecting. That is because, just 21 minutes into the first half, Ismael Saibari took advantage of a beautiful pass and, seeing Alisson come off his line, chipped the ball over the goalkeeper to open the scoring.

After that, Morocco still had chances to extend the lead, but could not convert them. However, in their final chance of the first half, Brazil found the equalizer through Vini Jr, after a spectacular play by the former Flamengo player.

Right at halftime, Ancelotti made some changes to the Brazilian National Team, and they worked. The ‘Seleção’ managed to gain more control of the game and ‘dominated’ the match. Even so, the game ended 1-1.

What is Brazil’s situation in World Cup Group C?

With the score ending 1-1, Brazil and Morocco stayed on one point each. Thus, Scotland moved ahead in Group C after beating Haiti 1-0. That means the Scots have three points, while the Haitians remain pointless at the bottom of the group.

What is Brazil’s next match?

The Brazilian National Team is now preparing to face Haiti this Friday (19) in the second round of the World Cup group stage. Kickoff is set for 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the Brazil vs Haiti match through its 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 Brazilian National Team’s debut.

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