Brazil defeats Egypt in a friendly match before the World Cup.
The Egyptian national team lost to Brazil 1-2 in a friendly match on Saturday in Cleveland, in preparation for their participation in the World Cup, which kicks off next week in North America.
The talented young player Endrick scored the winning goal for Brazil at Huntington Bank Field after Egypt surprised the five-time world champions with an early equalizer that canceled out Bruno Guimarães' opener.
The smooth preparation for Brazilian coach Carlo Ancelotti was completed after his team had thrashed Panama 6-2 in Rio de Janeiro last Sunday at the Maracanã Stadium.
Brazil, missing their veteran Neymar due to injury, will begin their journey in Group C of the World Cup against Morocco, the fourth team in the 2022 World Cup, on June 13, followed by two more matches in the group stage against Scotland and Haiti.
Egypt, seven-time African champions, will open their World Cup campaign against Belgium on June 15, before facing New Zealand and Iran in Group G.
In front of a large crowd of their fans at the Cleveland Browns' stadium in the American football league, Brazil started the match perfectly, taking the lead just seven minutes in due to a glaring mistake from the Egyptian side.
The ball was intercepted from midfielder Mohannad Lashin at the edge of the area by Guimarães, a Newcastle player, who seized it and shot it low into the net, surpassing Egypt's goalkeeper Mustafa Shobeir.
However, Brazil's lead did not last long; another defensive error led to Egypt's equalizer.
A weak back pass from Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos, the European champion, gifted the ball to Mustafa Abdel Raouf (Zico), who started for the first time with Egypt, and he unleashed a precise shot into the bottom corner that Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson could not save (11).