Morocco vs Brazil, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Morocco

29': Sofiane Boufal
79': Abdelhamid Sabiri

FT
2 - 1

Brazil

67': Casemiro

Morocco beat Brazil for first-time ever to build on World Cup success

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Morocco beat Brazil 2-1 in a friendly match in Tangier on Saturday, earning their first-ever win against the five-time World Cup winners..

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Rodrygo (Brazil).
1': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Alex Telles (Brazil).
2': Foul by Éder Militão (Brazil).
2': Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Emerson Royal (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco).
7': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Rony (Brazil).
8': Foul by Ibañez (Brazil).
8': Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
11': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
12': Foul by Alex Telles (Brazil).
12': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Rony (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
15': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Ibañez (Brazil).
15': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
19': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
19': Rodrygo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt missed. Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
24': Attempt saved. Rony (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
24': Attempt saved. Andrey Santos (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
25': Foul by Alex Telles (Brazil).
25': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Offside, Brazil. Alex Telles tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
29': Goal! Morocco 1, Brazil 0. Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
31': Andrey Santos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco).
33': Emerson Royal (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco).
34': Foul by Romain Saïss (Morocco).
34': Rodrygo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rony with a headed pass.
36': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
36': Éder Militão (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
37': Attempt missed. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
38': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).
38': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Emerson Royal (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
41': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Telles.
42': Andrey Santos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco).
42': Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Andrey Santos (Brazil).
45'+2': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
45'+2': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Morocco 1, Brazil 0.
45': Second Half begins Morocco 1, Brazil 0.
46': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Brazil).
47': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
48': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andrey Santos.
48': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
49': Foul by Rony (Brazil).
49': Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Morocco).
49': Ibañez (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
53': Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Attiat-Allah replaces Achraf Hakimi.
53': Foul by Rony (Brazil).
53': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Rony (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
54': Attempt saved. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef En-Nesyri.
55': Foul by Rodrygo (Brazil).
55': Romain Saïss (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
55': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro with a cross.
57': Attempt blocked. Andrey Santos (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
57': Attempt blocked. Rony (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal.
58': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
59': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
59': Attempt missed. Ibañez (Brazil) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross following a corner.
60': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco).
60': Éder Militão (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Offside, Brazil. Rodrygo tries a through ball, but Rony is caught offside.
62': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
62': Rodrygo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Ibañez (Brazil).
62': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Substitution, Morocco. Imrân Louza replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
64': Substitution, Morocco. Abdelhamid Sabiri replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
64': Substitution, Brazil. Antony replaces Rony.
65': Substitution, Brazil. Vitor Roque replaces Rodrygo.
65': Substitution, Brazil. Raphael Veiga replaces Andrey Santos.
67': Goal! Morocco 1, Brazil 1. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
69': Foul by Alex Telles (Brazil).
69': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
71': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
72': Delay in match (Brazil).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
76': Substitution, Morocco. Walid Cheddira replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
77': Substitution, Morocco. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Sofiane Boufal.
77': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
77': Éder Militão (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Goal! Morocco 2, Brazil 1. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Walid Cheddira.
81': Antony (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco).
81': Foul by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco).
81': Raphael Veiga (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Foul by Nayef Aguerd (Morocco).
82': Vitor Roque (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Attempt blocked. Raphael Veiga (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro.
83': Foul by Vitor Roque (Brazil).
83': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt blocked. Raphael Veiga (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a through ball.
85': Substitution, Brazil. Yuri Alberto replaces Lucas Paquetá.
86': Foul by Vitor Roque (Brazil).
86': Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Walid Cheddira (Morocco).
88': Offside, Morocco. Noussair Mazraoui tries a through ball, but Walid Cheddira is caught offside.
89': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
90': Foul by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Morocco).
90': Éder Militão (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Emerson Royal (Brazil).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Substitution, Brazil. Arthur replaces Emerson Royal because of an injury.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Antony (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
90'+4': Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Antony (Brazil).
90'+5': Foul by Ibañez (Brazil).
90'+5': Walid Cheddira (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Walid Cheddira (Morocco).
90'+6': Ibañez (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Arthur (Brazil).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Morocco 2, Brazil 1.
0': Match ends, Morocco 2, Brazil 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 63,500

Line-Ups

Morocco (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Yassine Bounou (GK)
6	Romain Saïss
5	Nayef Aguerd
3	Noussair Mazraoui
2	Achraf Hakimi
4	Sofyan Amrabat
23	Bilal El Khannouss
8	Azzedine Ounahi
19	Youssef En-Nesyri
17	Sofiane Boufal
7	Hakim Ziyech

Morocco Substitutes:

Jawad El Yamiq, Achraf Dari, Abdel Abqar, Abde Ezzalzouli, Munir El Kajoui, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Ayoub Amraoui, Chadi Riad, Ibrahim Salah, Zakaria Aboukhlal, El Mehdi Benabid, Anass Zaroury, Benjamin Bouchouari, Yassine Kechta, Walid Cheddira, Imran Louza, Yahia Attiyat Allah.

Brazil (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Weverton (GK)
14	Ibañez
3	Éder Militão
6	Alex Telles
2	Emerson Royal
5	Casemiro
7	Lucas Paquetá
8	Andrey Santos
10	Rodrygo
11	Vinícius Júnior
22	Rony

Brazil Substitutes:

Raphael Veiga, Mycael, Renan Lodi, Ederson, Vitor Roque, Robert, Yuri Alberto, Bremer, Arthur, Antony, André, João Gomes.

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