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Africa’s Morocco defeated teams like Belgium, Spain and Portugal to enter the semi-finals. On the other hand, Brazil was stopped in the quarter-finals by going down to the hexa mission.

However, after the failure of the World Cup, Selesaora entered the field for the first time against Morocco to play a friendly match. But this time Morocco showed surprise. The hosts beat the five-time world champions 2-1 at the De Tanger Stadium in Grand Stud on Sunday (March 26).

After sacking Tite, Brazil embarked on a mission to bounce back from their World Cup failure under interim coach Hamon Meneses. Waleed Regraghi’s side, on the other hand, aimed to maintain the World Cup rhythm. The team succeeded in that goal by playing energetic football.

The two teams fought on an equal footing in the attack and counter attack match. However, Brazil advanced somewhat in possession of the midfield. They had 54 percent of the ball. Took 14 shots, 4 of which were on target. On the other hand, Morocco can keep 3 goals with 11 shots.

But in the 13th minute of the match, young Ronny of Palmeiras could have given Brazil the lead. Lucas Paketra’s through ball got the goalkeeper alone but he couldn’t get a shot on target. Morocco got their first chance after ten minutes. Nusayar Mazrawi’s powerful shot from Hakeem Ziyash’s pass went wide of the post.

In the 24th minute, Moroccan goalkeeper Yassin Bono almost caused danger. Coming out of the D-box to clear the ball, he gave the ball to the opponent’s feet. However, Andre Santos’ shot was blocked by speed in the D-box. However, the goalkeeper was able to somehow catch Rony’s shot on the loose ball. Vinicius Jr. sent the ball into the net two minutes later. The goal was not scored due to offside. Morocco took the lead in the 29th minute. Bilal El Khanus cut back Buffalo to be 100% sure even if he could take a shot in the space of D-box. Al Rayyan’s forward did not make any mistake to catch the ball with a wonderful shot. Brazil could have equalized after seven minutes. Rodrigo missed a golden opportunity. Even after getting the ball in the goal area, he could not put it on target. In the next minute, Ziyash’s shot missed the post. In the 48th minute Rodrigo made a superb volley to save Bono for a corner. Eight minutes later Azzedine Unahi’s long-range effort was blocked by Brazilian goalkeeper Waveraton.

Casimiro equalized in the 67th minute. This goal had a bit of luck to it. Morocco goalkeeper Yassin Bouno catches the ball but it goes wide.

Both teams then counter-attacked in an attempt to advance. Morocco scored another goal in the 79th minute. Sabiri made it 2-1 with a brilliant finish. In the end, the hosts ended the match with that lead.