Madrid-Catalan touch.. Brazil beats Egypt ahead of Morocco battle

Brazil finished their preparations for the 2026 World Cup by defeating their Egyptian counterpart (2-1) early Sunday morning GMT at Huntington Bank Field in the US state of Ohio.

The match began with strong pressure from the Seleção team, which saw them open the scoring in the 7th minute through Bruno Guimaraes, who snatched the ball from Pharaohs midfielder Mohannad Lashin near the penalty area and advanced to powerfully and superbly strike goalkeeper Mustafa Shub into the far corner.

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But Egypt quickly equalized in the 11th minute when Mostafa Zico, capitalizing on a mistake from veteran Brazilian defender Marquinhos, raced past goalkeeper Alisson Becker and slotted the ball into his net.

Brazil continued to press hard to take the lead again, while Schubert excelled to stop several dangerous shots to end the first half in a 1-1 draw.

The start of the second half was much the same as the samba dancers put pressure on the Pharaohs in their own area and Real Madrid forward Indrik scored the second in the 52nd minute after fellow Barcelona star Rafinha’s through ball.

After taking the lead, coach Carlo Ancelotti’s side fell back on the defensive, leaving most of the second half to the Egyptian side, who tried in vain to regain the lead, although former Liverpool star Mohamed Salah made a number of other substitutions, so the match ended in a 2-1 victory for Brazil.

The Latin team is preparing to meet Morocco in the third group of the World Cup, which also includes Haiti and Scotland.

On the other hand, Egypt will play in the seventh group with Belgium, New Zealand and Iran.