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Brazil’s lineups in 2022 and 2026 should be similar

Carlo Ancelotti has not confirmed it yet, but Brazil’s lineup for this Saturday’s (13) match is starting to take shape. 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 repeats 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 up the team 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 instead of Neymar; and Matheus Cunha taking the spot held 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 made a habit of hiding the 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 beginning of this article 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 need special attention because of their physical condition.

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 moments in Lucas Paquetá’s place. The players will only learn the starting 11 during the team talk, just a few hours before kickoff.

WHEN WILL BRAZIL VS MOROCCO TAKE PLACE?

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

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