This is it: Brazil’s last game before the World Cup. One last chance to try new things without their failure causing an immediate crisis. One last chance to test the team’s approach to the Morocco game against an ostensibly comparable opponent.

Brazil vs. Egypt

Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, June 6, 2026

Kickoff: 6:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM BRT / 10:00 PM GMT

US TV/Streaming: ESPN Deportes, ESPN Unlimited (which I can’t believe they have the gall to charge thirty fucking dollars a month for)

Likely Starting XI: Alisson; Wesley, Marquinhos, Léo Pereira (Gabriel Magalhães), Douglas Santos; Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães; Lucas Paquetá, Igor Thiago, Vini Júnior, Raphinha.

On The Bench: Ederson, Weverton; Bad Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro; Good Danilo, Fabinho; Rayan, Endrick, Luiz Henrique, Gabriel Martinelli, Matheus Cunha.

Unavailable: Neymar, possibly Gabriel Magalhães (fatigue).

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