Coluna do Fla
·12 Juni 2026
World Cup games today: Canada, USA and 2 more debut on Friday

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·12 Juni 2026

The 2026 World Cup kicked off this Thursday (11), with Mexico and South Korea beating South Africa and the Czech Republic, respectively. Now, four more national teams take the field this Friday (12), including Canada and the United States, the hosts of the world tournament alongside Mexico.
*Brasília time.
The first World Cup match this Friday (12) takes place at 4:00 PM (Brasília time). On that occasion, Canada makes its debut against Bosnia and Herzegovina at BMO Field in Toronto. Then at 10:00 PM (Brasília time), the United States and Paraguay face off at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
The opening match of the World Cup saw Mexico and South Africa face each other at Estadio Azteca. In the end, the home team won 2-0, with goals from Quiñones and Jiménez. The match also featured referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio, who sent off three players.
Next, South Korea and the Czech Republic met at Estadio Akron, and the South Koreans won 2-1, coming from behind. Although Krejcí opened the scoring for the Europeans, In-Beom and Hyeon-gyu Oh secured the win for their opponents.
The Brazil National Team makes its World Cup debut this Saturday (13) against Morocco, in the opening round of Group C. Therefore, head coach Carlo Ancelotti will define Brazil’s starting lineup this Friday (12), in the final training session for the ‘Seleção’ before the match.
Brazil and Morocco face off this Saturday (13), in a match valid for the first round of the World Cup group stage. The ball starts rolling at 7:00 PM (Brasília time), at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Brazil and Morocco 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 debut of the Brazil National Team.
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