📅 Brazil already know their rival for the first post-World Cup FIFA window | OneFootball

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is not over yet.

But the Brazil national team already has its opponent set for the first FIFA international window after the World Cup. 

An opponent of Egypt in the Round of 32 of this World Cup, Australia officially announced this Sunday (28) that it will play two friendlies against Brazil in September.

The matches will take place on the 25th and 29th of that month, both in Australia: Townsville and Brisbane, respectively.

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According to ge, Brazil is expected to play a third friendly during the period, since this FIFA window runs until October 6.

Brazil and Australia have already faced each other eight times in history. Brazil has six wins, one draw, and one victory for the Socceroos (at the 2001 Confederations Cup).

Brazil has already won a title against Australia (the 1997 Confederations Cup) and won their meeting in the group stage of the 2006 World Cup. 

The last meeting was a friendly played in 2017. Diego Souza (twice), Thiago Silva, and Taison scored in the 4-0 win in Melbourne.

Will they make history?

Australia will face the aforementioned Egypt next Friday (3) for a place in the World Cup round of 16. 

The mission is to reach a fifth match in the same World Cup edition for the first time. If successful, that would be against the winner of Argentina versus Cape Verde. 

Their best campaigns came in 2006 and 2022, when they advanced from the group stage but were knocked out in their fourth match, in the round of 16, by eventual champions Italy and Argentina. 

Brazil, meanwhile, faces Japan this Monday (29) from 2 p.m. (Brasília time).

Whoever advances will face either Ivory Coast or Norway next. 

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