Rio de Janeiro – Brazil’s national football team will play its first friendly match of the year in Tangier against Morocco on March 25, the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) announced on Wednesday (15). Pictured, player Casemiro on the field during the last FIFA World Cup.
Brazil will be managed by the under-20 head coach Ramon Menezes as they are still in search of a new tactician.
This will be the team’s first match on Moroccan soil. The Brazilians will play at the Ibn Batouta Stadium, which hosted games in last week’s Club World Cup, concluded Last Sunday (12).
“This is the beginning of a new cycle for Brazilian football. And the CBF kicks off with our team entering the field against a strong opponent that is Morocco, which reached the semifinals of last year’s World Cup in Qatar. It will be a good test for the Brazilian men’s team. And a game that will spark the interest of Brazilian fans,” said Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of the CBF.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
