Real Madrid forward, Vinicius Junior, levelled for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against Morocco to end the showdown 1-1 on Saturday 13 June, 2026 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, New York City.
Morocco, Winners of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, netted first in the 21st minute through Ismael Saibari with an assist from Real Madrid winger, Brahim Diaz.
B. Diaz took possession of a loose ball in the midfield and released a perfect pass that went through two (2) centre-backs, Gabriel and Marquinhos, and located Saibari, who converted to hand the Atlas Warriors the lead.
Following their World Cup 2022 shocking progress, Morocco remains the most successful nation from Africa in the history of the FIFA World Cup; the North African country reached the semi finals of the tournament in Qatar.
The Atlas Lions suffered a 2-0 defeat in the last-four encounter against France, and lost 1-2 to Croatia in the third place match to finish 4th in the tournament.
In the 32nd minute, the Green-Yellow levelled through winger, Vinicius, after Newcastle United midfielder, Bruno Guimaraes, had provided.
With a 1-0 win over Haiti, Scotland tops Group C with three (3) points, while, Morocco and Brazil are second and third respectively with one (1) point each. Haiti are 4th with zero (0) point.
Results:
| FIFA World Cup 2026 (Group Phase) – Saturday 13 June, 2026 |
| USA 4-1 Paraguay |
| Qatar 1-1 Switzerland |
| Brazil 1-1 Morocco |
Photo: Vinicius Junior celebrates after levelling for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against Morocco on Saturday 13 June, 2026 in New York City
