A Brazilian Team will face England, in a friendly, this Saturday, at 4 pm (Brasília time). The match will be played in London, at the traditional Wembley Stadium.
This will be Dorival Júnior’s debut in charge of Amarelinha, after a period under Fernando Diniz as interim coach. For that FIFA date, the coach had several cuts in his initial squad, such as Gabriel Magalhães, Casemiro, Ederson, Marquinhos and Gabriel Martinelli, all injured.
The last time the Seleção took to the field was in the 1-0 defeat to Argentina, on November 21st, in the South American World Cup Qualifiers. Brazil has a streak of four games without winning, with three setbacks and a draw.
England, led by Gareth Southgate, has an unbeaten run of 10 games. The English Team’s last defeat was in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, to France, 2-1.
In the English team’s last match, valid for the European Championship qualifiers, the team drew 1-1 with North Macedonia. For the friendly against Brazil, England’s main absences are winger Bukayo Saka, who was diagnosed with a knee problem, and striker Harry Kane, also due to physical issues.
DATASHEET
ENGLAND X BRAZIL
Local: Wembley, London
Data: March 23, 2024, Saturday
Time: at 4pm (Brasília time)
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
Assistants: Paulo Soares (POR) and Pedro Ribeiro (POR)
ENGLAND: Pickford; Waker, Stones, Maguire e Chilwell; Rice, Bellingham e Gallagher (Mainoo); Foden, Rashford e Ollie Watkins
Technician: Gareth Southgate
BRAZIL: Bento, Danilo, Fabrício Bruno, Beraldo and Wendell; Bruno Guimarães, João Gomes and Lucas Paquetá; Vini Jr, Rodrygo and Raphinha
Technician: Dorival Junior
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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