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Morocco disaster wake-up call for Brazil
Morocco disaster is a wake-up call for Brazil: Without Neymar, the Selecao look hopeless
Morocco disaster is a wake-up call for Brazil: Without Neymar, the Selecao look hopeless
Brazil split the points with the North African side after a really lukewarm performance (1-1) in their 2026 FIFA World Cup opener.
Updated on: Jun 14, 2026 10:18 AM IST By Prateek Srivastava Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link For a reason, it’s called a game of two halves. Without Neymar, Brazil lacked fangs in the final third! (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters) Brazil could be forgiven for having a bad first half, but not for the second, because that will be the typical ostrich behaviour, which is not acknowledging that there are problems with the team. It’s totally understandable that it was their first World Cup game, and often teams, no matter how big they are, are not at the height of their powers in their first test. There is pressure, and you are playing in a new country, on a new pitch, and all that does affect a team’s performance. But you still win somehow. That’s how the top teams operate. Also Read: Morocco hold Brazil, expose cracks as Selecao extend 92-year World Cup record Taking nothing away from Morocco, they are one of the top sides in the world. In the FIFA rankings, they ranked 8th before the game, only two rungs behind Brazil. But the nature of international football is such that two rungs can mean a lot. They are good enough to highlight the big chasm between the teams. Sadly, Brazil didn’t do justice to their higher position in the rankings. Also to their higher quality. It’s not like they didn’t have many chances in the match. They had had enough; it’s just that in the final third, they failed to perform well. Igor Thiago should have headed that ball in -- in the 14th minute. Who misses an opportunity like that in a World Cup match? That was very disappointing. Lucas Paqueta and Raphinha had had their moments too but couldn’t capitalise on those. In terms of ball possession, they just edged Morocco at 51.3%. Not good enough. To make matters worse, they had five shots on target, but only one of them went in. Vinicius Jr was the best Brazilian player on the night, but in the absence of Neymar, his task was massively cut out. One player is definitely not going to win the World Cup for you, but they can win a match now and then. He could have done a little more. Still, Brazilian fans should be thankful for his equaliser because without that, they would have, for the first time since 1934, lost their World Cup opener. The United States, for some reason, doesn’t support the Brazilian style of play. Yes, they won the World Cup here in 1994, but other than their quarterfinal 3-2 win against the Netherlands, they were dull in front of goal. In their remaining six games, they scored just 8 goals.No excuses please!
Some are of the opinion that the pitch at the New Jersey Stadium wasn’t exactly great, and that may have affected Brazil’s performance, but that’s no excuse. Top teams should know how to win, irrespective of how the match conditions are. Terrible performance by all means. Now the Selecao’s only hope is that Neymar returns to action fully fit when they play Haiti on Saturday night. It’s a long break, and hopefully their highest scorer of all time features in that fully fit. Being fully fit is key. There is no question that Carlo Ancelotti’s side will move into the next round, but on the evidence of their performance against the North African side last night, they don’t look like a unit capable of lifting the World Cup. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Prateek Srivastava Prateek Srivastava is a senior sports journalist having been in the profession for two decades now. He started his print career with the India Today Group and later also worked for the Asian Age. In 2009, sensing the wind of change, he switched to the digital media and joined Mobile ESPN. There, he covered the 2011 Cricket World Cup and 2010 Hockey World Cup as a venue reporter. He did plenty of voice-over work too, over there. After leaving Mobile ESPN, Prateek went on to work for Cricketnext, Gocricket and Cricbuzz. At Gocricket (Times Internet Limited), he covered the 2014 T20 World from Bangladesh. There he also received a team leadership award, given at the end of the month. Prateek has also covered the 2016 T20 World Cup in India, this time working for Sportz Interactive. He also worked for Chinese giants Alibaba over two years and led their ""Short News"" content team at UC Browser. While cricket is Prateek’s expertise, he has also done a lot of golf. In fact, he has covered India’s first two European Tour events back in the late noughties. He has also done extensive writing on football having been associated with the Indian Super League for three seasons. Finally, Prateek is a literature aficionado and swears by Philip Roth and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and when he doesn’t joke, he is usually quiet and at work.Read More Neymar World Cup Brazil Stay updated with the latest sports news, including latest headlines and updates from the Durand Cup Final Live. Catch all the action from tennis Grand Slam tournaments, follow your favourite football teams and players with the latest match results, and get the latest on international hockey tournaments and series. Home/Sports/Football/Morocco Disaster Is A Wake-up Call For Brazil: Without Neymar, The Selecao Look Hopeless See LessFor a reason, it’s called a game of two halves.
Brazil could be forgiven for having a bad first half, but not for the second, because that will be the typical ostrich behaviour, which is not acknowledging that there are problems with the team.
It’s totally understandable that it was their first World Cup game, and often teams, no matter how big they are, are not at the height of their powers in their first test. There is pressure, and you are playing in a new country, on a new pitch, and all that does affect a team’s performance. But you still win somehow. That’s how the top teams operate.
Also Read: Morocco hold Brazil, expose cracks as Selecao extend 92-year World Cup record
Taking nothing away from Morocco, they are one of the top sides in the world. In the FIFA rankings, they ranked 8th before the game, only two rungs behind Brazil. But the nature of international football is such that two rungs can mean a lot. They are good enough to highlight the big chasm between the teams. Sadly, Brazil didn’t do justice to their higher position in the rankings. Also to their higher quality.
It’s not like they didn’t have many chances in the match. They had had enough; it’s just that in the final third, they failed to perform well. Igor Thiago should have headed that ball in -- in the 14th minute. Who misses an opportunity like that in a World Cup match? That was very disappointing. Lucas Paqueta and Raphinha had had their moments too but couldn’t capitalise on those. In terms of ball possession, they just edged Morocco at 51.3%. Not good enough. To make matters worse, they had five shots on target, but only one of them went in.
Vinicius Jr was the best Brazilian player on the night, but in the absence of Neymar, his task was massively cut out. One player is definitely not going to win the World Cup for you, but they can win a match now and then. He could have done a little more. Still, Brazilian fans should be thankful for his equaliser because without that, they would have, for the first time since 1934, lost their World Cup opener.
The United States, for some reason, doesn’t support the Brazilian style of play. Yes, they won the World Cup here in 1994, but other than their quarterfinal 3-2 win against the Netherlands, they were dull in front of goal. In their remaining six games, they scored just 8 goals.
Terrible performance by all means. Now the Selecao’s only hope is that Neymar returns to action fully fit when they play Haiti on Saturday night. It’s a long break, and hopefully their highest scorer of all time features in that fully fit. Being fully fit is key. There is no question that Carlo Ancelotti’s side will move into the next round, but on the evidence of their performance against the North African side last night, they don’t look like a unit capable of lifting the World Cup.
Source: HindustanTimes
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