The inquest into Brazil’s shocking exit from the 2022 World Cup continues this week, as Ramon Menezes takes charge of the nation for the first time on an interim basis.
Brazil’s attention now switches to building a team that can compete for Copa America glory next year, while one eye will still be on the upcoming 2026 World Cup in the Americas.
Meanwhile, Morocco enjoyed a historic run in Qatar, and they will be bidding to maintain that momentum on Saturday. You can find the latest soccer odds, and our Morocco vs Brazil prediction here.
Morocco vs. Brazil Matchup Information
Morocco vs Brazil
Location of the game: Grand Stade de Tanger, Tangier, Morocco.
Date and Time: Saturday, March 25, 2023. 6:00 PM ET.
How To Watch: ESPN+
Recent Scores
The soccer stats show that this will only be the third time that Morocco and Brazil have clashed in an international fixture. The main reason for that is down to playing in separate soccer leagues.
Brazil has dominated the previous meetings, as the nation has claimed two wins. The most recent of those fixtures came at the 1998 World Cup, as Brazil claimed a 3-0 win. Meanwhile, Morocco is yet to score a goal in two fixtures against Brazil. That could be a key stat to consider before making a Morocco vs Brazil prediction.
Morocco vs. Brazil Analysis
Morocco
The Atlas Lions enjoyed one of their best-ever soccer campaigns in 2022, as they defied all soccer picks to reach the last four of the World Cup. That run to the semi-finals made history, as they became the first African side to ever reach that stage of the World Cup. Their run to that stage was no fluke, as they picked up victories against many of the world’s elite, including Spain, Portugal, and Belgium.
It is worth mentioning that they have lost their previous three matches following the World Cup, but all defeats were suffered in the African Nations Championship, which is a tournament in which nations can only field players that compete in their domestic competitions.
Walid Regragui’s side is now ranked the eleventh best in the world by FIFA, and the coach has named virtually an unchanged squad for these upcoming international friendlies.
Brazil
There was always going to be an inquest if Brazil wasn’t going to win the World Cup in 2022. Tite paid the price by losing his job, with the manner of their exit at the quarterfinal stage against Croatia being a painful one to take for all Brazilians. However, they only had themselves to blame in that defeat, as a place in the semi-finals was theirs to lose after Neymar’s opening goal in extra time.
Ramon Menezes now takes control of the team on an interim basis, but the bosses are looking for a new permanent boss with the World Cup in three years in mind. There is certainly a fresh feel surrounding the team for these international friendlies, as Neymar misses out through injury.
Therefore, homegrown talents such as Vitor Roque and Yuri Alberto are both likely to be handed first caps for their national side after impressing for Brazilian soccer teams. The Brazil team stats also show that seven further players could earn debut caps.
Odds Breakdown
Moneyline
- Morocco: +400
- Brazil: -167
- Draw: +320
Handicap
- Morocco (+1): +130
- Brazil (-1): +162
Over/Under
- Total Goals: Over 2.5 (-118) Under 2.5 (-106)
Morocco vs. Brazil Betting Pick and Prediction
Given the quality of stars missing for Brazil, we are amazed at the Morocco odds available for this friendly. Their head-to-head record against the South American nation is poor, but they are a team on an upward trajectory.
They will have many of their stars from the 2022 World Cup playing in Morocco for the first time since their run to the semi-final stage, and their odds are too great to turn down. We could also see over 2.5 goals being a solid Morocco vs Brazil prediction on Saturday.
- Pick 1: Morocco (+400)
- Pick 2: Over 2.5 Goals (-118)
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