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Morocco showed why they caused so many teams trouble in Qatar as they overwhelmed a mix-and-match Brazil side.

The Selecao looked like a team in friendly mode while Morocco looked ready to compete, leading to several scuffles throughout the match. Facing off in a friendly on Saturday, Brazil were undone in a 2-1 defeat thanks to goals from Moroccan stars Sofiane Boufal and Abedelhamid Sabiri. Maybe what we all saw in Qatar wasn't a miracle.

Their first challenge: Brazil, this Saturday at the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier, Morocco. Head coach Walid Regragui is pleased with the friendly match ...

And we know that, in life, it's all about the opportunities we have. But what's good is that we can take more risk than at the World Cup. We can take the risk because it's a friendly match, even if the goal is to win", said Morocco's head coach.

Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has indefinitely postponed his trip to China and key talks with President Xi Jinping so he can recover from ...

The discussions in Beijing were expected to focus on the reinforcement of trade and the war in Ukraine. He went into remission after undergoing treatment. [Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva](/news/2023/1/1/lula-inauguration-president-brazil), has indefinitely postponed his trip to [China](/economy/2023/3/23/china-lifts-brazilian-beef-import-ban-ahead-of-lulas-visit) and key talks with President Xi Jinping so he can recover from pneumonia, the presidential palace said.

Brazil's presidential palace says that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has canceled his trip to China after contracting pneumonia.

Sergio Moro, who was the lead judge in the Carwash trials which led to the arrest of prominent politicians including Lula. The Brazilian president and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping were scheduled to meet next Tuesday. in February, marking a departure from Brazil’s foreign policy under former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who showed little interest in international affairs or travel abroad. His press office later confirmed that the trip had been canceled. Chinese authorities have been informed, “with the reiteration of the desire to schedule the visit on a new date,” the palace said. Lula, 77, was admitted to a hospital in the capital of Brasilia with flu-like symptoms and was diagnosed with “bacterial and viral bronchopneumonia due to influenza A,” the palace said in a statement, quoting a medical note signed by Dr.

How to watch Morocco vs Brazil friendly from the UK, US, and India, as well as kick-off time and team news.

The Selecao were knocked out in the quarter-finals on penalties by Croatia. GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch the friendly between Morocco vs Brazil, plus team news, recent form and more. They will look to kickstart a new era with a win under interim boss Ramon Menezes as the search continues to find a replacement for Tite.

Brazil may have slumped to their second-ever defeat to an African side but, for a team without a permanent coach, there were positives to be taken.

Brazil enjoyed the best of the first half hour, especially with occasional quick combinations of [Vinicius Junior](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/252107/Vinícius-Júnior), [Rodrygo](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/267804/Rodrygo) and [Lucas Paqueta](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/234715/Lucas-Paquetá). Teenage midfielder [Andrey Santos](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/314858/Andrey-Santos) was not overawed on debut, nor, as we have seen, was Rony. [Emerson Royal](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/246844/Emerson-Royal) were exposed. [Eder Militao](https://www.espn.com.au/soccer/player/_/id/228402/eder-militao) gave a sound performance in his first game as Brazil's senior centre-back. [Yassine Bounou](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/175149/Yassine-Bounou) into a gibbering wreck. [Palmeiras](/soccer/club/_/id/2029/palmeiras) coach Abel Ferreira from an erratic winger to a versatile figure capable of operating wide, in the penalty area or work back down the flanks. The shooting position did not look great, and neither was the shot, but it squirmed through Bounou and over the line. Just over three months later they went down 2-1 to [Morocco](/soccer/team?id=2869) in Tangiers -- a [2-1](/soccer/report/_/gameId/665817) debut win for the Moroccans over Brazil and a wonderful way for the Atlas Lions to enjoy the party they were hosting to celebrate reaching the semifinals in Qatar. Brazil were worth their equaliser some 25 minutes from time, even if it needed some collaboration from the Morocco keeper. The best of their team is the quick little exchanges they play from the flanks, and one such move broke the deadlock. While they wait for the next coach to step in (with [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86) boss Carlo Ancelotti on top of the wishlist), Under-20 manager Ramon Meneses was in charge, almost certainly for this game only. If Morocco were at full strength, Brazil hardly have the means at the moment to define full strength; they are in a strange phase.