Overview
- Brazil beat Egypt 2-1 in Cleveland after Bruno Guimarães opened the scoring, Egypt equalized through Mostafa Ziko, and Endrick scored the winner shortly after halftime.
- Endrick entered as a second-half substitute and reacted quickest to a loose ball to finish in the 51st minute.
- After an injury-hit period, Endrick said he is committed to the national team and used a loan to Lyon, where reports credit him with eight goals and seven assists in 21 games.
- Coach Carlo Ancelotti heavily rotated the squad to test players, with Vinicius Jr starting and playing 45 minutes and creating chances but not recording a goal or assist.
- Brazil now travel to New Jersey for final preparations ahead of their World Cup opener against Morocco, with the friendly highlighting attacking promise and remaining defensive issues to fix.