At 6 a.m. Beijing time on March 26, an international friendly match: Brazil, a five-time World Cup winner, traveled to African powerhouse Morocco.
In the 2022 World Cup, Brazil, the biggest favourites, lost to Croatia on penalties in the quarter-final. Morocco, which is not a traditional African powerhouse, has done a miracle and achieved the best result of an African team in the World Cup - the last four.
Yes, Brazil starts in the 433 formation, Rodrigo plays center, Vinicius and Roney on both sides, which is a bit like Ancelotti's arrangement in the Real Madrid forward line when Benzema is out, midfielders Paqueta, Casemiro, Santos, four defenders Telles, Ibáñez, Militão, Emerson, goalkeeper Weaverton. The starting eleven are worth a total of 430 million euros.
Compared with the 2022 World Cup, the lineup has changed a lot, of course, the biggest change is the lack of Neymar. Brazil's number one star is currently injured.
Morocco also starts in the 433 formation, with strikers Ennesri, Buffard and Ziyeh, midfielders Erhanus, Amrabat, Onasi, four defenders Mazraoui, Seth, Agde, Ashraf and goalkeeper Bunu. The starting eleven are worth a total of 240 million euros.
There are many players who play in the five major leagues in the squad, and the success of the 2022 World Cup is not based on luck.
After the opening of the game, the two sides exchanged attacks and defenses.
In the 12th minute, Paqueta took the ball in midfield and slid diagonally into the box, and Ronnie's shot went high.
In the 22nd minute, the Moroccan midfielder moved extensively to the left flank and Mazlavineche's shot was deflected.
In the 23rd minute, Bunu made a mistake at the back, but in time to recover the danger, Vinicius's shot was blocked.
In the 26th minute, Bunu made a mistake and Vinicius scored an empty goal, and VAR confirmed that Vinicius was offside and the goal was invalidated.
In the 29th minute, Morocco launched an attack after breaking the ball in front, Hanus made a wonderful pass in the box, Buffard turned and volleyed, and the ball went in! Morocco leads Brazil 1-0.
In the 36th minute, Ennesri crossed from the right and Hakim Ziyech's shot deflected.
In the 67th minute, Paqueta split the ball in the middle, Casemiro pushed and Bunu buttered the ball into his own goal. Brazil drew the score at 1:1.
In the 78th minute, Brazil was not far from the right side, Morocco crossed from the left, Sabili took the ball in the box and shot a blast, the ball was there. Morocco 2:1 Brazil, again put the score ahead.
In the end, Brazil lost 1:2. Without Neymar, Brazil's overall strength has dropped significantly. Losing such a game is not just one less Neymar, but Brazil has to identify a suitable official manager as soon as possible. Recently, there have been rumours that Brazil are interested in Carlo Ancelotti, the current manager of Real Madrid.