Brazil Faces Marruecos in 2026 Group C Opener — Brasil Vs Marruecos

Brasil vs marruecos opens Group C at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET. The match lands in the first phase of the tournament, giving both teams an immediate result that will shape the group before anyone else in the section has played.

Estadio de New York New Jersey

The game will be played at the Estadio de New York New Jersey, with U.S. Spanish-language coverage on Telemundo and live streaming on Fubo. Regional restrictions may apply.

For viewers, that means the access points are already set: television on Telemundo and a streaming option through Fubo. Anyone planning around the kickoff time has a fixed window, not a floating start, and the match is scheduled in ET.

Brazil and Marruecos

The teams have met once before in a World Cup, at France 1998. Brasil won that group-stage game 3-0 in Nantes, with Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Bebeto scoring, and the team went on to win its group and reach the final.

Marruecos finished third in its group at that same tournament and was eliminated in the first phase. The only later meetings listed in the record were friendlies, with Marruecos winning the most recent one 2-1 in Tunisia behind goals from Sofiane Boufal and Abdelhamid Sabiri, while Casemiro scored Brasil's goal.

Carlo Ancelotti and Brazil

Carlo Ancelotti is tied to Brazil's World Cup campaign as it begins against Marruecos. The first Group C match gives his side an early test against an opponent that has already beaten Brasil in the most recent meeting, even though the World Cup history between them is limited to one prior clash.

There is also a small historical split in the friendlies. Brasil beat Marruecos 2-0 in 1997, with Denilson scoring both goals, but the more recent Tunisia friendly went the other way, which makes the June 13 opener more than a routine group assignment for either side.