Brazil v Egypt

Brazil round off their 2026 World Cup preparations with a 2-1 victory over Egypt in Ohio! The final rehearsal began chaotically as a pair of early mistakes produced a goal apiece – Lasheen caught dwelling for Guimaraes to sweep home, before Marquinhos’ loose back‑pass gifted Zico the equaliser. Brazil carved out the clearer openings, reflected in an xG of 1.80 to Egypt’s 0.40, and eventually found the winner when Endrick came off the bench to finish after superb wide play from Raphinha. Hossam Hassan’s side can still take real confidence from the contest, though they’ll know they need Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush firing if they’re to make a dent in the tournament. That’s all from us here – we’ll see you for LIVE World Cup coverage next week. Goodbye!

FULL-TIME: BRAZIL 2-1 EGYPT

Danilo Santos is down with a head injury after being caught by a flailing arm, and he’s having to be attended to on the field.

CHANCE! With perhaps the final opening of the game in a second half short on them, Zizo almost finds the leveller for Egypt. The substitute picks it up outside the box and shapes onto his left. The strike stays hit, but it can only cannon past the left‑hand upright – just lacking the curl needed to find the far corner.

Five minutes of added time is all that'll be played at the end of this one.

Abdelkarim swivels on the ball after Salah threads it through, but the substitute can’t keep his effort from distance on target. He did, though, find himself in a handy position to make something happen.

Shobeir is off his line superbly to deny Martinelli even a sniff at the dropping ball. The final knockings are well and truly here now, with the result still hanging in the balance. And it just shows how unpredictable this summer’s World Cup is shaping up to be, with no side really stamping their authority against the so‑called lesser teams.

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Substitution

Marmoush's evening is over, as he makes way for Abdelkarim.

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Substitution

Attia is replaced by Zizo.

Ibrahim can count himself fortunate not to be the next name in the referee’s book after a sliding challenge on Cunha. The Manchester United man didn’t make a meal of it, to be fair to him, but there was plenty of force in that tackle.

Salah and Marmoush show off some neat interplay in and around the Brazil penalty area, but they still can’t quite find that incisive pass to unlock the door. There aren’t many sides who wouldn’t take that duo in their attacking lineup heading into the World Cup, that's for sure!

Hassan will know that if his side can take a result off one of the pre‑World Cup favourites, it bodes well heading into the tournament. Sometimes confidence plays as big a part as anything, and the Egypt players can take plenty from what they’ve shown so far.

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Substitution

Zico also makes way for Adel after his earlier equaliser.

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Substitution

Hafez is also sent on, as he takes Fatouh's place.

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Substitution

The cautioned Hany is replaced by Alaa.

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Substitution

A quadruple change for Egypt, with Ashour replacing Lasheen as the first of them.

Endrick looks to slide Martinelli through and almost pulls it off – so close that both players end up with their heads in their hands. The Real Madrid forward plays with a smile on his face, and it’s genuinely refreshing to see.

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Substitution

Premier League winner with Arsenal, Martinelli, is also introduced, with Raphinha the one to make way.

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Substitution

Alex Sandro gets the final 20 minutes here, coming on to replace Douglas Santos.

We’re into our second scheduled cooling break of the contest. And heading into the World Cup, you can’t help but wonder what kind of impact these pauses might have on the momentum of matches.

Fatouh is clipped in over the top of the Brazil defence, but the danger is quickly snuffed out by eagerly retreating navy shirts. The assistant’s flag was up on the far side in any case – though the Egypt full‑back wasn’t to know that after bringing it down well.

Brazil will make the 500‑plus‑mile trip to the east coast for their World Cup opener against Morocco, heading from their Ohio base to New Jersey. They’ll be hoping it isn’t the only time they make that journey either – with the final, of course, set to be staged at the MetLife Stadium.

Salah has his first sight of goal since his half‑time introduction, and he wins a corner for his efforts as the shot takes a deflection behind. After an underwhelming campaign by his own Liverpool standards, he’ll be hoping to put all that behind him with a stellar World Cup run.

Ancelotti watches on from the sidelines with the same unchanging expression he’s worn all evening. It’ll be fascinating to see which XI he settles on for the opener against Morocco, given the sheer depth of quality he has to choose from.

Raphinha will no doubt be instrumental to anything Brazil produce this summer, and that assist is a perfect reminder why.