Brazil vs. Morocco Picks and Prediction for Saturday, June 13, 2026
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup serves up one of its most anticipated early heavyweight clashes as Brazil open their Group C campaign against Morocco at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Saturday evening at 6:00 PM ET. Read on to find out which team picks up the win in this Brazil vs. Morocco prediction. Get our top FIFA World Cup Predictions and increase your bankroll!
Brazil enter as favorites at -145 on the money line, with the draw at +285 and Morocco at +370.
Brazil Looking To Announce Themselves Under Ancelotti
Brazil enter the 2026 World Cup chasing a record-extending sixth world title, and Carlo Ancelotti, the first non-Brazilian to coach the Selecão at a World Cup, carries the weight of that expectation into his tournament debut in the dugout. Their performances in CONMEBOL qualifying were not always convincing, but with a serial winner in Ancelotti at the helm and some of Europe's most exciting talent in the squad, there is renewed hope that this generation can finally end Brazil's 24-year wait for a sixth crown.
Vinicius Júnior headlines the squad as the centerpiece of Ancelotti's project. The Real Madrid superstar and 2024 Ballon d'Or runner-up scored the goal that sealed Brazil's qualification against Paraguay and enters the tournament as one of the pre-tournament favorites for the Golden Boot. Raphinha, operating on the right flank after a spectacular season at Barcelona in which he scored 13 goals and added three assists in La Liga, gives Brazil a direct and clinical threat from both sides of the pitch.
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Co-captains Marquinhos and Casemiro bring leadership and organizational discipline from PSG and Manchester United respectively, while Bruno Guimarães described as one of the best defensive midfielders in modern football shields the back line and gives Brazil an elite ball-winner in the middle of the park. The nine-player forward group is the most expensive assembled by any nation at this tournament, with 19-year-old Endrick, Matheus Cunha, and Gabriel Martinelli all competing for starting roles behind Vinicius Jr. and Raphinha.
Notable absences include Rodrygo, Brazil's top scorer since 2023, who misses the tournament through injury, along with Wesley and Estevão. Neymar was named in the squad but enters with a fitness cloud that Ancelotti has been careful not to dispel, leaving his role in Saturday's opener uncertain.
Morocco Looking To Shock The World Again
Morocco arrive at the 2026 World Cup as African champions and the first African nation in history to reach a World Cup semi-final, having stunned Belgium, Spain, and Portugal on their way to the last four in Qatar 2022. The Atlas Lions face a significant structural challenge, however: manager Walid Regragui, the architect of that historic run, stepped down just three months before the tournament, replaced by Mohamed Ouahbi, a relatively inexperienced coach at senior international level who previously guided Morocco's U20 side to the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup title.
Captain Achraf Hakimi leads the squad with 95 caps and arrives off the back of winning the Champions League with PSG. The right-back pushes into attack like a winger but tracks back with elite defensive discipline, making him Morocco's single most important player on both sides of the ball. Sofyan Amrabat anchors the midfield base from Real Betis, with Bilal El Khannouss of Stuttgart and Brahim Diaz of Real Madrid providing the creative spark that Ouahbi's system relies upon to generate chances in transition.
Nine players from the historic 2022 semi-final squad return, including Hakimi, Bounou, Mazraoui, Amrabat, and El Kaabi, giving Morocco a core of tournament-tested players familiar with the pressure of knockout football. Notable absentees include Youssef En-Nesyri, Hakim Ziyech, and Sofiane Boufal, all left out of Ouahbi's rebuild, removing several of 2022's most impactful players from the equation.
Morocco won their most recent meeting with Brazil 2-1 in a 2023 friendly, the only head-to-head between these nations outside of Brazil's 3-0 win at the 1998 World Cup. The Atlas Lions conceded only twice in seven games at the Africa Cup of Nations, demonstrating that their defensive foundation remains formidable even through the managerial transition.
Brazil vs. Morocco Picks
Money Line Pick for Brazil vs. Morocco
- Brazil ML (3 Units)
Brazil get the edge here on the strength of individual quality, attacking depth, and the clarity of purpose that Ancelotti's familiarity with his Real Madrid-based players brings to the setup. Vinicius Jr. and Raphinha give Brazil a match-winning attacking combination that very few defenses in world football can fully contain, and Morocco's left flank without Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, who enters the tournament as a potential injury doubt looks like the area most vulnerable to exploitation. The managerial transition from Regragui to Ouahbi three months before a World Cup is a genuine destabilizing factor, and while Morocco's talent is undeniable, asking a relatively inexperienced coach to replicate Regragui's semi-final tactical masterclasses against a team of Brazil's caliber in a tournament opener is a tall order. At -145, Brazil represent fair value against a Morocco side navigating real structural uncertainty. Take Brazil on the money line.
Over/Under Pick for Brazil vs. Morocco
- Over 2.5 Goals (+105)
Brazil's attacking roster is the most expensive assembled by any nation at this tournament, with Vinicius Jr., Raphinha, Cunha, Martinelli, and Endrick all capable of scoring in a match of this magnitude. Morocco were equally capable of generating danger on the counter-attack in 2022, and Hakimi's ability to drive forward and create from right-back gives Ouahbi's side real threat in transition against a Brazil defense that has not always been airtight. This should be a lively opener rather than a procession. Brazil have the firepower to break Morocco down, but the Atlas Lions carry enough pace and nerve to test the Seleção on the counter, and with two attacking sides operating in a stadium that generates one of world football's most electric atmospheres, expect goals at MetLife. Take the Over 2.5 goals.
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