Overview
- The Group C opener between Brazil and Morocco is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford with kickoff at 6:00 p.m. ET.
- The Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed Neymar has a muscular injury and may miss the match, creating late uncertainty over Brazil’s starting lineup.
- Carlo Ancelotti will manage his first World Cup match for Brazil and is expected to rely more heavily on Vinícius Júnior, Raphinha and Endrick if Neymar is unavailable.
- Slavko Vinčić of Slovenia is the match referee, an appointment reported alongside final preparations for the fixture.
- Broadcasters have rolled out market-specific coverage: in the United States viewers can watch on FOX, FS1, Telemundo and streaming via FOX One, Peacock and fuboTV; Mexico will use Azteca 7, Canal 5 and ViX; Argentina has Telefé, DSports and Disney+ Premium, illustrating how access varies between free-to-air and subscription services worldwide.