S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The men\u2019s national football teams of Brazil and Egypt will face each other on Saturday, June 6, at 7 p.m. (Bras\u00edlia time) at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States, in a friendly match ahead of the FIFA World Cup. The Brazilian squad is already in the United States, having arrived on Tuesday (2) for the tournament. Egypt\u2019s team arrived in the country on Sunday (31).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brazil heads into the match on the back of a successful friendly last Saturday (30), when it defeated Panama 6\u20132 at Maracan\u00e3 Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The Egyptians, who refer to their national team as \u201cThe Pharaohs,\u201d also won their most recent World Cup warm-up. They faced Russia last Thursday (28) at Cairo International Stadium in the capital of the Arab country and secured a 1\u20130 victory, with a goal from Mostafa Zico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teams are in different groups at the World Cup. Brazil is in Group C alongside Morocco, Haiti, and Scotland, while Egypt is in Group G with Belgium, Iran, and New Zealand. Egypt, whose biggest star is Mohamed Salah, will open its campaign against Belgium on June 15 in the United States. Brazil, led by Neymar, will play its first match on June 13 against Morocco, also in the U.S. World Cup matches will also be held in Mexico and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n