Brazil 2-1 Egypt 
Goals : Guimarães (7e), Endrick (52e) for the Seleção // Ziko (11e) for the Pharaohs
Victory singing. Already present in the United States four days before the start of the World Cup, Brazil reassured itself by dominating Egypt (2-1) at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland for its last friendly preparation match.
Defensive errors galore
If the match was resolved very early, it was above all thanks to the defensive errors of the two selections. Bruno Guimarães was quick to open the scoring. Author of excellent pressing on Mohanad Lasheen, the former Lyon midfielder stole the ball from him at the entrance to the Egyptian area before perfectly adjusting Oufa Shobeir on his shot (1-0, 7e). But the Pharaohs did not take long to react thanks to Mostafa Ziko, put into orbit by a poorly assured back pass from Marquinhos (1-1, 11e).
Despite the status quo after returning from the locker room, the Brazilian bench was able to make a difference. Entering the break, Endrick found the net with the selection for the first time since June 9, 2024 against Mexico (2-3), almost two years to the day, thanks to the three-star service of Raphinha (2-1, 52e). In revenge, Brazil left Neymar deprived of his assistant Wesley Franca’s infirmerie, sorti 17e minute for a calf injury.
Everything is fine.
Marquinhos recounts his first memory of Brazil
