In the first international match following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Brazilian national team suffered a defeat once morest World Cup fourth-placed Morocco. The North Africans prevailed 2-1 (1-0) in Tangier on Sunday night and defeated the five-time world champion for the first time. At the World Cup, the Moroccans were the first African team to reach the semi-finals.
Sofiane Boufal scored the opening goal for the hosts in the 29th minute. Casemiro equalized in the 67th minute thanks to a goalkeeping error by Bono to make it 1-1 for the guests, who were reminiscent of the late football legend Pelé. The name Pelé was written on all jerseys under the number. The guests had to play without the long-term injured Neymar. The German-Moroccan Abdelhamid Sabiri finally scored in the 79th minute to make it 2-1 in front of 65,000 enthusiastic spectators.
As a result, Ramon Menezes started his tenure as interim coach with a bitter defeat. The Brazilian football association CBF is currently looking for a successor for national coach Tite, who vacated his post following the quarter-finals at the World Cup in Qatar.
The preferred candidate is the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, who is contractually bound to Real Madrid until the summer of 2024. According to media reports, former national coach Joachim Löw is also said to have shown interest in the job. CBF President Ednaldo Rodrigues plans to travel to Europe in early April to talk to potential successors.
