Before the Cup trip, Brazil bid farewell at home to Panama, Sunday
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Brazil National Team’s preparations for the friendly against Panama took place at Granja ComaryCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF
Brazil will face Panama in a friendly this Sunday (31) at 6:30 p.m. Brasília time at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. The match, at the most iconic venue in Brazilian football, will be the last before the trip to the United States for the World Cup and marks the Seleção’s farewell to Brazilian fans.
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The lineup was announced by Carlo Ancelotti at a press conference on Saturday (30): Alisson; Wesley, Bremer, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães; Luiz Henrique, Matheus Cunha, Raphinha and Vini Jr. All preparations took place at Granja Comary in Teresópolis (Rio de Janeiro state), where head coach Carlo Ancelotti led four training sessions.
Of the 26 players called up for the World Cup, Ancelotti will have 22 available for the match. Arsenal duo Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhães faced PSG’s Marquinhos in the Champions League final this Saturday (30) in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. The trio will only join up with the squad in the United States. Neymar, meanwhile, is out with a right calf injury.
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World Cup opponent
One of the 48 teams in the World Cup, Panama is ranked 33rd in the FIFA Men’s World Ranking and is in Group L alongside England, Croatia and Ghana. This will be the country’s second appearance at a World Cup. The first came in the 2018 edition in Russia, when they did not advance past the group stage.
This year, Panama has played four matches. In January, they drew 1-1 with Bolivia and were beaten 1-0 by Mexico. In March, they faced South Africa twice: they drew 1-1 and won 2-1.
Paquetá and Casemiro played in the last match between Brazil and Panama, in 2019, in PortoCredits: Lucas Figueiredo/CBF
The last meeting between the two national teams took place on March 23, 2019, ending in a 1-1 draw at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, with a goal from Lucas Paquetá. It was Brazil’s first match after the 2018 World Cup. The overall record between Brazil and Panama stands at five matches, with four Brazilian wins and one draw.
Officiating
The refereeing team for the friendly will be German and made up of the following officials: Daniel Schlager (main referee), Sven Washitzki-Günther and Lasse Koslowski (assistant referees), and Florian Badstübner (fourth official). On VAR will be Christian Dingert and Katrin Rafalski.
The appointment of the officiating team is part of an exchange program between the CBF and the German Football Association.
Francesco Mauri, Davide Ancelotti and Carlo Ancelotti watch Brazil train at Granja ComaryCredits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF
Broadcast
The friendly between Brazil and Panama will be broadcast on TV Globo (free-to-air TV), SporTV (pay TV), and GE TV (YouTube). It will also be available on Globoplay.
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