Brazil haven’t lost the opening game of a World Cup since 1934 and only the brilliance of Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior saved them here in New Jersey.
All of Carlo Ancelotti’s nightmares came true in an opening half an hour at the MetLife that saw AFCON champions Morocco take the lead and threaten to blow the five-time champions off the face of the planet.
The great Italian coach perhaps knew he was taking a risk by pairing 34-year-old Casemiro with Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes at the heart of his midfield as temperatures nudged 90 degrees at kick-off.
And Brazil were trailing by one
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