Brazil vs. Morocco Prediction & Best Bets

Brazil open their World Cup campaign with a tough test against African champions Morocco at the MetLife Stadium on Saturday.

Carlo Ancelotti is the man tasked with ending Brazil's 24-year World Cup drought, although history is against the Italian.

Since the tournament began in 1930, no country has won the competition with a foreign manager.

Brazil won both of their warm-up matches, scoring eight times in the process and a good start will further bolster confidence.

Morocco made history in Qatar four years ago and coach Mohamed Ouahbi will be eyeing a similar sort of run this time around.

The Atlas Lions came close to sealing a win over Norway last time out and they will be confident of pushing Brazil all the way in this match and in Group C overall.

Brazil vs. Morocco betting picks and predictions

Brazil to win (-154)

Brazil have won their opening group stage match at the World Cup in 10 of the previous 11 tournaments, with the 1-1 draw with Switzerland in 2018 the only outlier.

Ancelotti has been in charge for 12 months now, but things haven't all been plain sailing. Indeed, losses to Bolivia, Japan and France prove that there is plenty of work to do if the Selecao hope to win a sixth World Cup.

A victory, then, against Morocco will surely be a big statement of intent. The Atlas Lions may have won a friendly between the two nations in 2023, yet at the 1998 World Cup Brazil emerged 3-0 winners.

Of course, that was 28 years ago, but considering Brazil typically enjoying a winning start to a World Cup finals, expect the South Americans to seal three points in New Jersey.

Over 2.5 goals (+110)

The opening match of a World Cup campaign can often be tense and cagey, but there could well be goals in this one.

Across eight Selecao matches dating back to October 2025, three or more goals have been scored in six of them, including 5-0 and 6-2 wins over South Korea and Panama respectively.

Morocco have played five times since the end of the Africa Cup of Nations, with this bet landing in three of those games.

The Atlas Lions have scored 13 goals throughout that period, flexing their attacking capabilities.

Brazil haven't kept a clean sheet since a 2-0 win over Senegal last November, so, expect Morocco to get on the scoresheet in New Jersey and there are likely to be several chances at both ends of the pitch.

Brahim Diaz to score anytime (+450)

Ancelotti has a wealth of attacking options at his disposal and this is Brazil's greatest strength.

The likes of Vinicius Jr, Raphinha, Endrick, Matheus Cunha and Igor Thiago should cause plenty of damage during the tournament.

However, given their recent defensive record and the fact that Morocco have a strong squad themselves, take Brahim Diaz to get on the scoresheet in this contest.

The Real Madrid man has been superb for Morocco since switching international allegiance from Spain in 2024, scoring 14 goals in just 26 matches.

At his last major international tournament, Diaz netted five times across seven Africa Cup of Nations matches.

Furthermore, he opened the scoring in the recent friendly against Norway and this should give him a massive boost heading into the match.

Vinicius Jr, Cunha and Thiago are all shorter odds to find the back of the net during this opening game, but for value, opting for Diaz could be a wise choice.

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Brazil vs. Morocco odds

Brazil	-154
Tie	+275
Morocco	+450

Brazil vs. Morocco player props

Anytime goalscorer

Vinicius Jr. (Brazil)	+162
Igor Thiago (Brazil)	+162
Raphinha (Brazil)	+210
Matheus Cunha (Brazil)	+260
Ismael Saibari (Morocco)	+350
Brahim Diaz (Morocco)	+450

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