In Match 6 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Brazil will take on Morocco in the New Jersey Stadium. This is the first game of the tournament that features a team that is in the Top 10 of the FIFA Global Rankings. Brazil will be going into the match without their main man, Neymar Jr but they do have a balanced squad across all units. Morocco will be looking to repeat the feat they did in the previous World Cup as they played good football to defeat the top sides and they were one of the best sides in the tournament. It will be the first clash of Group C and the fans will be in for an absolute belter of a game.

Match Overview

Match Detail

Information

Tournament

 FIFA World Cup 2026

Match Number

Match 6 (Group C)

Teams

Brazil vs Morocco

Date & Time

Sunday, June 14, 2026, at 3:30 AM IST

Venue

New York New Jersey Stadium (MetLife Stadium), East Rutherford, NJ

Where to Watch

FOX, FOX One (US) / TSN, RDS (Canada)

Brazil vs Morocco Squads and Key Players

Brazil

Alisson, Ederson, Weverton, Alex Sandro, Bremer, Danilo, Douglas Santos, Gabriel Magalhees, Ibanez, Leo Pereira, Marquinhos, Wesley, Bruno Guimaraes, Casemiro, Danilo Santos, Fabinho, Lucas Paqueta, Endrick, Gabriel Martinelli, Igor Thiago, Luiz Henrique, Matheus Cunha, Neymar Junior, Raphinha, Rayan, Vinicius Junior

  • Key Players: Vinícius Júnior, Gabriel Magalhães, Casemiro

  • Injury Note: Neymar Jr. has been officially ruled out of this opening fixture due to a calf injury.

Morocco

Yassine Bounou, Munir El Kajoui, Reda Tagnaouti, Noussair Mazraoui, Anass Salah-Eddine, Youssef Belammari, Achraf Hakimi, Marwane Saadane, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Chadi Riad, Redouane Halhal, Issa Diop, Samir El Mourabet, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Neil El Aynaoui, Sofyan Amrabat, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilal El Khannouss, Ismael Saibari, Chemsdine Talbi, Soufiane Rahimi, Ayoub El Kaabi, Brahim Diaz, Amine Sbai, Gessime Yassine, Ayoube Amaimouni

  • Key Players: Achraf Hakimi, Brahim Díaz, Sofyan Amrabat

Brazil vs Morocco Match Weather Forecast

Summer evening conditions in East Rutherford are expected to be ideal for football as the temperatures will be dropping and the probability of early fatigue is less amongst the players.

Hour

Sky Condition

Temperature

Chance of Rain

6 PM

Clear / Sunny

24°C

0%

7 PM

Clear

23°C

0%

8 PM

Clear Night

21°C

0%

Brazil vs Morocco Probable Playing XI

Brazil

Alisson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães; Raphinha, Lucas Paquetá, Vinícius Júnior, Matheus Cunha.

Morocco

Bounou, Hakimi, Aguerd, Chadi Riad, Mazraoui, Amrabat, Ounahi, Brahim Díaz, El Khannouss, Rahimi, El Kaabi.

Match Prediction

Brazil will be going into the tournament as one of the favourites with a star studded lineup and with Neymar looking to get his hands on the trophy in his last attempt. Morocco is one of the underrated teams in the tournament but their performance at the previous edition of the World Cup would be good enough for all teams to keep an eye on. Brazil could have the comparative edge over Morocco in the tough clash but there seems to be a higher probability for a draw considering the intensity that both teams play with.