Brazil have a golden likelihood to kick-start their World Cup marketing campaign as they face Haiti in Philadelphia.
Carlo Ancelotti’s males had been lacklustre for lengthy intervals of their match opener, which noticed them pressured to accept a 1-1 draw with Morocco.
The Selecao needed to come from behind to assert a degree, with a effective Vinicius Junior strike levelling issues after dominated the opening exchanges.
Brazil won’t be anticipated to face such difficulties in opposition to Haiti, whose hopes of reaching the knockout rounds seem to have gone.
These prospects probably rested on gaining a constructive outcome in opposition to Scotland and, whereas their efficiency in that sport was worthy of reward, it was not sufficient to keep away from 1-0 defeat.
A heavier loss might be anticipated for the Caribbean facet in opposition to the five-time world champions, however Brazil defender Danilo will not be taking Haiti calmly.
“It was scary, as a result of there was an expectation that we’d produce a giant efficiency,” mentioned Danilo of Brazil’s begin to the match.
“When issues don’t work out, it’s not straightforward to digest. We have to discover steadiness. We had been unbalanced each tactically and mentally.”
Referencing Cape Verde’s beautiful 0-0 draw with Spain, Danilo added: “Everybody noticed how Cape Verde defended in opposition to Spain. Speaking about thrashing Haiti can be loopy.”
World Cup 2026: Brazil v Haiti staff information
Neymar will once more miss out for Brazil, who could make a change on the correct facet of their defence after Roger Ibanez struggled considerably within the draw with Morocco.
Brazil v Haiti World Cup 2026 predicted line-ups
Brazil: Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Sandro; Fabinho, Guimaraes; Henrique, Raphinha, Vinicius; Cunha
Haiti: Placide; Arcus, Delcroix, Ade, Expertise; Bellegarde, Jean; Deedson, Casimir, Windfall; Isidor
The place to observe Brazil v Haiti: TV channel, reside on-line streams
Kick-off on Saturday is at 01:30 BST (20:30 ET / 17:30 PT). Within the UK, reside protection is on BBC One.
Streaming on an enormous vary of units is on the market via the BBC iPlayer app and BBC Sport web site.
World Cup 2026: Brazil v Haiti stats
These groups are assembly on the World Cup for the primary time, with Brazil scoring a complete of 17 targets and conceding one on the way in which to profitable all three of their earlier encounters, most just lately with a 7-1 win in Orlando on the 2016 Copa America
This match will characteristic the biggest FIFA rankings hole on this yr’s group stage, with 78 locations separating Brazil (sixth) and Haiti (84th)
Throughout their World Cup historical past, Brazil have gained eight of their 9 matches in opposition to CONCACAF nations (D1), conceding twice in complete alongside the way in which
Brazil might fail to win their first two matches at a single World Cup match for the primary time since 1978 in Argentina (D2)
Having misplaced 1-0 to Cameroon in 2022 and drawn with Morocco this yr, Brazil might go three group video games with no win for the primary time since a run of two attracts and one defeat throughout the 1974 and 1978 tournaments
Vinicius Junior has been concerned in 4 targets in 5 appearances on the World Cup (2 targets, 2 assists)
Haiti have misplaced all 4 of their World Cup matches, scoring twice and conceding 15 occasions throughout these video games
Solely three nations beforehand misplaced their first 5 video games on the match: Mexico (first 9), El Salvador (6) and Canada (6)
They’d extra pictures than another Group C facet on matchday (15), whereas in addition they ranked joint-top – together with Brazil – for touches within the opposition field (22).
The 52-year-gap between Haiti’s and Congo DR’s first look (1974) and second look (2026) on the World Cup is the fourth-longest in match historical past, behind Wales (64 years, between 1958 and 2022), Egypt (56 years, between 1934 and 1990) and Norway (56 years, between 1938 and 1994)
Amongst sides to play 10 video games in CONCACAF qualifying, solely Bermuda (31) and Nicaragua (16) conceded extra targets than Haiti (13), in addition to transport the third-largest quantity of anticipated targets (11.7)
No participant scored extra targets within the marketing campaign than Haiti’s Duckens Nazon (6), together with a hat-trick after approaching as a sub in opposition to Costa Rica in September
Sebastien Migne is the second individual to educate Haiti at a World Cup after Antoine Tassy and the primary non-Haitian to take action
World Cup 2026: Brazil v Haiti prediction
Haiti produced an admirable show of their loss to Scotland, but it surely’s tough to see them coming near matching Ancelotti’s males.
Prediction: Brazil 3-0 Haiti
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