Brazil and Egypt have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting in an international friendly in Cleveland on Saturday.The five-time world champions start head coach Carlo Ancelottis first experience of the finals against Haiti on June 20 (01:30 BST).Record seven-time African champions Egypt have never won a match at the World Cup and play their opening group game against Belgium on June 15.Talisman Mohamed Salah scored nine goals in nine matches as part of The Pharaohs unbeaten qualification campaign. Table of ContentsWorld Cup 2026 friendly: Brazil confirmed team vs EgyptWorld Cup 2026 warm-up: Egypt full line up vs BrazilWhere to watch Brazil v Egypt: TV channel, live online streamsBrazil v Egypt statsWorld Cup 2026 friendly: Brazil confirmed team vs EgyptBrazil make five changes from their 6-2 home win over Panama in a friendly on May 31, bringing in Marquinhos, Roger Ibanez, Douglas Santos, Lucas Paqueta and Igor Thiago.Gleison Bremer, Leo Pereira, Alex Sandro, Luiz Henrique and Matheus Cunha move to the bench.The countrys all-time top scorer, Neymar, is staying in New Jersey to continue rehabilitation on an injured left calf.Defender Eder Militao (thigh) and winger Willian Estavao (hamstring) are out of the finals and centre-back Gabriel is on the bench after representing Arsenal in the Champions League final last Saturday.Brazil starting XI: Alisson Becker, Wesley Franca, Marquinhos, Roger Ibanez, Douglas Santos, Casemiro, Bruno Guimaraes, Lucas Paqueta, Vinicius Junior, Raphinha, Igor ThiagoBrazil substitutes: Weverton, Ederson, Gabriel Magalhaes, Alex Sandro, Danilo, Gleison Bremer, Leo Pereira, Fabinho, Danilo Santos, Matheus Cunha, Endrick, Luiz Henrique, Gabriel Martinelli, RayanWorld Cup 2026 warm-up: Egypt full line up vs BrazilEgypt make four alterations from their 1-0 friendly win over Russia in Cairo on May 28, when Pyramids winger Zizos header proved decisive.Their matchwinner moves to the bench, as does Nice centre-half Mohamed Abdelmoneim, who made his international comeback from a long-term knee injury in that game, and Karim Hafez and Emam Ashour.Ahmed Fatouh, Haissem Hassan, Mohamed Hamdy and Mostafa Ziko come in.Omar Marmoush starts again, having scored three goals in 21 Premier League appearances for Manchester City last season, and Salah, who missed two games with a hamstring issue for Liverpool last month and was rested against Russia, is on the bench.Egypt starting XI: Mostafa Shobeir, Ahmed Fatouh, Mohamed Hamdy, Yasser Ibrahim, Mohamed Hany, Marwan Attia, Mohanad Lasheen, Mostafa Ziko, Trezeguet, Haissem Hassan, Omar MarmoushEgypt substitutes: Mohamed El Shenawy, El Mahdy Soliman, Mohamed Alaa, Tarek Alaa, Karim Hafez, Mohamed Abdelmoneim, Ramy Rabia, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Nabil Emad, Mahmoud Saber, Emam Ashour, Zizo, Ibrahim Adel, Mohamed Salah, Hamza AbdelkarimWhere to watch Brazil v Egypt: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Saturday is at 23:00 BST (18:00 ET / 15:00 PT). Live coverage in the UK is on ITVX.Fans can stream the action via ITVs website and the ITVX app, which is available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.Brazil v Egypt statsBrazil have won all six meetings between the nations, most recently winning a friendly 2-0 in Al-Rayyan in 2011 through goals by then-Valencia forward JonasThey have conceded in each of their last four matches (including friendlies) and five of the last six, conceding nine in total across those gamesThree of Brazils last six African opponents have beaten them (W2), although their 2-0 win over Senegal in London and 1-1 draw with Tunisia in Lille in November both friendlies mean they are unbeaten in two against such teamsBotafogo midfielder Danilo and Brentford forward Igor Thiago have each scored once in both of Brazils last two matchesBarcelonas Raphinha was their five-goal top scorer in qualifying, although the 29-year-old has not scored for his country since a 2-1 home win over Colombia in March 2025This will be the eighth friendly of Carlo Ancelottis 12-match reign, with the Italians four World Cup qualifiers between June and September 2025 producing draws in Ecuador and Bolivia either side of home wins over Paraguay and ChileEgypt would have held Brazil in the Confederations Cup in Bloemfontein in 2009 but for a 90th-minute penalty by Kaka as the 2007 Ballon dOr winners side won 4-3They have kept clean sheets in their last four matches, going more than six hours and 42 minutes without concedingIn three appearances at the World Cup, Egypt have never won a game. They lost all three of their matches at the 2018 edition and earned two points in 1990Mohamed Salah needs two goals to match head coach Hossam Hassans all-time record of 69 goals for Egypt Topics 2026 FIFA World Cup Brazil National Football Team Carlo Ancelotti Egypt national football team FIFA World Cup Mohamed Salah Neymar Raphinha Vinicius Jr Vinicius Junior Willian Estevao World Cup World Cup 2026 Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read World Cup 2026: USA 1-2 Germany report, result, goals as Sane and Havertz score either side of spectacular Antonee Robinson strike in friendly Ben Miller 6th June, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Bolivia vs Scotland friendly confirmed teams and full line ups as McTominay starts, TV channel, live online stream and stats Ben Miller 6th June, 2026 England vs New Zealand live: World Cup 2026 friendly confirmed teams and full line ups as Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins start, TV channel, live online stream and stats Ben Miller 6th June, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Portugal vs Chile friendly confirmed teams and full line ups as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes start, TV channel, live online stream and stats Jon Fisher 6th June, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: USA vs Germany confirmed friendly teams and full line ups as Arsenals Havertz and Liverpools Wirtz start, TV channel, live online stream and stats Ben Miller 6th June, 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026: Full England fixtures, results, schedule, confirmed squad, next match, kick off times Ben Miller 6th June, 2026
