FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE updates: Brazil and Morocco square in New Jersey, Australia’s Socceroos start campaign against Turkey

We’ve got some more photos of how fans are watching this game and the Moulay Hassan stadium in Rabat, Morocco looks packed! And take a look at these fans in Miami, no doubt supporting the green and gold where a huge community of Brazilians live.

We’re back and Brazil have made a double substitution. Casemiro and Ibanez – who both received yellow cards in the first half – have been replaced by Fabinho and Danilo.

Brazil are off to the better start, winning back-to-back corners early into this half.

Brazil 1-1 Morocco, 47 minutes

We’re square after the first half in Brazil v Morocco.

Brazil 1-1 Morocco, 45 minutes

We’ve just been shown a shot of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani chatting – with some expressive hand gestures – to Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul. Taking a short break from supporting the Knicks, Mamdani looks to be explaining what he would do if he were coaching right now.

We’ve also seen rapper Travis Scott and Tom Brady in the crowd.

Ibanez is shown a yellow card and the scoreline is still level as we narrow in on half-time.

Brazil 1-1 Morocco, 43 minutes

Morocco win a free kick outside the box. It’s nice ball from Diaz but equally good keeping from Brazil’s Alisson.

A yellow card is given to Casemiro for a bad foul on El Ayanoui right in front of the referee. He knocks El Ayanoui out from under his feet and isn’t anywhere near the ball.

Diaz takes it short, but it’s Vini Jnr who’s now on the defence and the ball goes past the goal line with a last touch from Morocco. The Brazilians in New Jersey are delighted.

Brazil 1-1 Morocco, 35 minutes

Brazil win a free-kick on the right wing after a foul on Santos by Diaz.

They don’t make anything of it but it doesn’t matter anyway because it’s none other than Vini Junior goes alone inside the box and instead of passing it, propels a left footer into the top right of the goal. That is a stunner for his 50th match for Brazil.

Brazil 1-1 Morocco, 32 minutes

The drinks break is over. Check out Saibari’s celebration:

Brazil have missed another chance of a header into goal as Raphinha’s soars above the goal. Not long after, they win the first corner of the match. They don’t manage to get anything from it and Morocco clear it and then hold possession.

Brahim Diaz finds the end of a pass in midfield and looks up to see Ismael Saibari in the centre of the pitch. It’s an unbelievable pass and an even better finish as Saibari chips it over the keeper.

What a goal to start the match.

Aaaaaand then we go into the first hydration break of the match.

Brazil 0-1 Morocco, 20 minutes

Brazil have their best chance yet when a cross in front of Morocco’s goal floats in front of Igor Tiago’s head. If he’d timed his run just marginally earlier, that would have been a goal for Brazil.

Brazil 0-0 Morocco, 14 minutes