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Brazil’s 2022 and 2026 lineups should be similar

Carlo Ancelotti has not confirmed it yet, but there is a likely lineup for Brazil’s game this Saturday (13). The expectation is that the team will take the field with Alisson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães and Alex Sandro; Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães; Lucas Paquetá, Matheus Cunha, Vini Junior and Raphinha. If that likely lineup is confirmed, eight players will be repeated compared to the 2022 World Cup; three of them from Flamengo.

That is because Danilo, Alex Sandro and Lucas Paquetá also started against Serbia in Brazil’s opening match of the 2022 World Cup. On that occasion, Tite lined the team up with Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva and Alex Sandro; Casemiro and Lucas Paquetá; Raphinha, Neymar and Vinícius Júnior; Richarlison.

So, the changes from 2022 to 2026 are: Gabriel Magalhães in place of Thiago Silva; Bruno Guimarães in Neymar’s spot; and Matheus Cunha in the role occupied by Richarlison four years ago. In Qatar, Brazil won 2-0, with both goals scored by Richarlison.

IS IT CONFIRMED THAT THIS WILL BE BRAZIL’S LINEUP?

While in charge of the Brazil National Team, Carlo Ancelotti has not been in the habit of hiding his lineup. However, for the World Cup opener, the Italian did not confirm the starting 11 during his press conference. Still, the likely lineup mentioned at the start of this text was used in every training session during the week of preparation in New Jersey, United States.

Carlo Ancelotti even tested Léo Pereira of Flamengo and Ibañez of Al Ahli (SAU) during some sessions. However, those adjustments were more precautionary, since starters Gabriel Magalhães and Danilo require special attention due to fitness concerns.

Other variations were also seen, such as Douglas Santos coming in for Alex Sandro, and Igor Thiago replacing Matheus Cunha. In addition, Luiz Henrique also had some minutes in Lucas Paquetá’s place. The players will only find out the starting 11 during the pre-match team talk, a few hours before kickoff.

WHEN WILL BRAZIL VS MOROCCO TAKE PLACE?

Brazil and Morocco face each other this Saturday (13) in the first round of Group C of the World Cup. The match kicks off at MetLife Stadium at 7 p.m. (Brasília time). Besides the two national teams, the group also includes Haiti and Scotland, who will face off on the same day at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) in Boston.

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