Brazil-Morocco match draw (Photo: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)
Brazil vs Morocco Match Result: Brazil played its first match against Morocco in Group C of the FIFA World Cup 2026. This match between the two teams was played at the New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The match between Brazil and Morocco ended in a 1-1 draw. With the match ending in a draw, Brazil also maintained its record of not losing its first match in the FIFA World Cup in 88 years. Brazil’s last defeat in its opening match of the FIFA World Cup was 1-3 against Spain in 1934. But, after that, in 88 years between 1938 and 2026, Brazil did not lose any of its opening matches in the FIFA World Cup.
Match between Brazil and Morocco 1-1 draw
The Brazilian team played without Neymar at the New York New Jersey Stadium. Neymar remained out of this match due to injury. Morocco made a fast start against Brazil, which was playing without Neymar, and it got the benefit in the 21st minute of the match when Ismail Sibery scored a goal to give the team a 1-0 lead. After that goal, Brazil also changed its approach and accelerated the game a bit. Brazil started trying to attack Morocco’s goal post and finally got success in the 32nd minute of the match. Vinicius Junior scored a goal for Brazil to level the match at 1-1. After this, 4 more minutes were added in the first half of the match but the result remained 1-1.
The excitement of the match was so much that even the FIFA President himself did not lag behind in enjoying it. However, no goals were seen between the two teams again in the second half, due to which the match ended in a draw and both the teams had to share the points.
Brazil did not lose its first match in 88 years
However, Brazil maintained its streak of not losing its first match in 88 years by playing a draw with Morocco. Brazil never lost its first match from 1938 to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Of its 21 opening matches played in these 88 years, Brazil has won 17 and drawn 4. He has scored 48 goals and also conceded 18 goals.
Brazil in the first World Cup match from 1938 to 2026
Brazil defeated Poland 6-5 in its opening match in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Defeated Mexico 4-0 in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Beat Mexico again 5-0 in 1954. Defeated Austria 3-0 in 1958. Beat Mexico 2-0 in 1962. Defeated Bulgaria 2-0 in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Beat Czechoslovakia 4-1 in 1970. Played its opening match 0-0 draw with Yugoslavia in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Played its first match 1-1 draw with Sweden in 1978. Defeated Soviet Union 2-1 in 1982. Defeated Spain 1-0 in its first match played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Beat Sweden 2-1 in 1990 and Russia 2-0 in 1994. In the 1998 FIFA World Cup, it won its first match 2-1 against Scotland and in 2001 also the result was 2-1 against Turkey.
Won its first match in the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Croatia 1-0. The first match played against North Korea in 2010 was won 2-1. In the 2014 World Cup, they again defeated Croatia 3-1 in their first match. In 2018, the match with Switzerland was tied 1-1. Won the first match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Serbia by 2-0 and now did not lose its first match against Morocco in 2026 and played a 1-1 draw.
After playing a draw, there is a need for a big win next.
After playing a draw in Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the next two matches have now become important for Brazil and Morocco. Both the teams may have to win both the matches by a good margin to go to the next round.
