Morocco vs Brazil 2023 International Friendly
Morocco beat Brazil for first-time ever to build on World Cup success
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 Commentary
- 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.
- 42': Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 53': Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Attiat-Allah replaces Achraf Hakimi.
- 54': Rony (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 76': Substitution, Morocco. Walid Cheddira replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 77': Substitution, Morocco. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Sofiane Boufal.
- 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.
- 85': Substitution, Brazil. Yuri Alberto replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Brazil. Arthur replaces Emerson Royal because of an injury.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 63,500
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 63,500
Statistics
 BRA |
MAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 54 | Possession | 46 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 407 | Accurate Passes | 339 |
| 489 | Passes | 406 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 14 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 14 | Clearances | 16 |
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 |
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 |
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