Egypt, Brazil and FIFA World Cup
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Brazil defeated Egypt 2-1 on Saturday night (6) in its final friendly before its World Cup debut, which will take place next Saturday (13) against Morocco; Bruno Guimarães and Endrick scored for the team, while Zico pulled one back for the African side.
For one afternoon, the banks of Lake Erie felt a little closer to Rio de Janeiro and Cairo. Long before kickoff Saturday, fans draped in yellow, green, red and black streamed toward Huntington Bank Field.
Brazil meets Egypt on Saturday at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland for an international friendly that puts two World Cup-bound nations against each other. Carlo Ancelotti's side enters the match off a 6-2 win over Panama in the latest of three wins, one ...
Endrick 's goal early in the second half gave Brazil a 2-1 win over Egypt in their final World Cup warm-up match. The teenage striker struck just seven minutes after coming on as a halftime substitute.
Brazil fans yelled the teams signature chant “Olay, olay, olay, olay” as energy built hours before the game. Egypt fans were outnumbered but made their presence known.
Endrick scored the winner as Brazil beat Egypt 2-1 in its final pre-tournament friendly at the Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on Saturday.
