Live updates: Brazil vs Morocco

Live updates: Brazil vs Morocco

By Simon Smale

84' CHANCE BRAZIL!

Oh that was a poor backpass and Yassine Bounou has to be alert to get out to the ball before Raphinha can capitalise.

This keeper must be made of glass because he is down once again.

Issa Diop must have had his heart in his mouth there.

Long delay while Bounou gets looked after.

80' Subs

Loads of them, both teams looking for the winner.

Bruno Guimarães is off for Brazil, with Danilo Santos replacing him.

Noussair Mazraoui and Bilal El Khannouss are off.

Anass Salah-Eddine is on, Ayoube Amaimouni too.

78' Chance Brazil!

Vinícius Júnior on the left again gets in behind the Morocco defence and cuts the ball back to Raphinha, but his shot is comfortably saved by Yassine Bounou.

He may have done himself a mischief here though - he's down holding his ankle.

That will give the coaches time to make some more subs I think.

77' Good chance for Morocco

That was a good chance there, the Moroccans moving the ball well and Chemsdine Talbi firing in a cross from the right side but Brazil clear.

72' Chance Morocco!

Chances have been few and far between in this half of football, but Morocco almost come up with one there, a lovely ball down the left side releasing Ismael Saibari in the penalty area.

He is offside as he rifles the ball into the side netting.

But it was an opening, however brief.

Is this a harbinger of Morocco starting to gain supremacy in the midfield again? Hard to tell yet, but that was some nice interplay.

67' Chance Brazil!

Raphinia slashes a cross through the six yard box.

And then he almost gets on the end of a cross from the right side after Brazil recycle the ball well.

Vinícius Júnior is on the right now and he was instrumental in that build up play.

Anyway, now it's time for a drinks/advert break.

64' Subs for Morocco, Fabinho deals with a blood issue

Interesting look for Fabinho, who is drooling blood like a tanned Dracula lookalike.

That's quite a grotesque grin.

Anyway, Morocco are going to make their first two changes of the match.

Chemsdine Talbi and Samir El Mourabet are coming on.

Bilal El Khannouss and Azzedine Ounahi make way.

62' Brazil changes

More Brazil changes.

Carlo clearly isn't happy with how things are going.

Matheus Cunha and Endrick are coming on, Igor Thiago is off and Lucas Paquetá has made way too.

58' Very even passage of play

Neither side are able to fashion any opportunities at the moment, the game has settled into a bit of a pattern.

The Brazil changes seem to have evened out the midfield battle.

It's tense out there.

53' Chance Brazil

Brazil takes a quick throw and Morocco nearly pay the price.

Yassine Bounou manages to make the save from Igor Thiago's shot at close range.

52' End to end football

Santos with a tackle for the ages to top a Morocco attack.

That releases Vinícius Júnior, who breaks down the left and delivers a cross that is cleared.

End to end stuff out there at the moment.

Ancelotti is not happy.

49' Nasty tackle from Bruno Guimarães

Bruno Guimarães was a bit naughty there, coming down hard on the foot of Achraf Hakimi.

Nasty one. Painful too.

We just got a great view of Carlo Ancelotti who, Dean and I both agree, looks absolutely fantastic. Clean fade on the haircut, looks like he's lost a bit of weight too.

Brazil management clearly suiting him.

46' Brazil gets us back underway

Fabinho and Danilo have come on for Brazil.

The changes designed to improve their efforts in midfield no doubt.

Roger Ibañez and Casemiro are off.

It was a wonderful finish

Vinicius shows the difference between a ‘striker’ and a ‘forward’ . I think Joe and the Matildas should watch that goal over and over.

- Phillip

Deadly accuracy.

Only had one thing on his mind when the ball came to him.

Brazil not at top level

Top shelf 1st half! Brazil's mid-field engine might benefit from a minor tune up from their coach.

- Big Ben

I think Morocco are proving to a lot people that they are a superb side.

Their midfield has been superb, winning possession and forcing the Brazilian players into a raft of rash challenges.

Brazil look short of a run to be honest - not coherent and a bit sloppy.

I'd say Carlo Ancelotti will have a bit to say to his midfield.

HT: Morocco and Brazil locked together at 1-1

An entertaining half of football there.

Morocco were very impressive, enjoying the majority of possession and chances.

They thoroughly deserved the lead they achieved when Ismael Saibari lobbed a stranded Alison midway through the half.

But you can't keep a team of Brazil's talent down and it was arguably their most talented player who got them back on level terms, Vinícius Júnior cutting back inside and rifling a perfect shot into the top corner with a display of individual brilliance worthy of a World Cup goal.

Aside from that though, chances have not been plentiful for Brazil, who only really got back into the contest late in the half.

Plenty more to play in this game though - and it really is up for grabs.

45+2' What an effort!

Lucas Paquetá comes close with that would have been the most spectacular effort you'll ever see!

The ball was played in from the left side towards the edge of the penalty area, where Paquetá threw himself sideways and tried to do a flick towards goal that comes off, but a great save keeps the score a 1-1.

43' Yellow card for Ibañez

Roger Ibañez has absolutely nailed Brahim Díaz as Morocco try to break out from the back.

He wags his finger as the referee waves the card in his face.

The game has fallen into a walking pace at the moment as the heat starts to take its toll.