Brazil and Egypt confirm line-ups for World Cup warm-up

Brazil and Egypt have announced their starting teams for an international friendly in Cleveland on Saturday as both sides prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The match kicks off at 23:00 BST. Brazil, under head coach Carlo Ancelotti, make five changes from their previous friendly and start with Alisson Becker, Wesley Franca, Marquinhos, Roger Ibanez, Douglas Santos, Casemiro, Bruno Guimaraes, Lucas Paqueta, Vinicius Junior, Raphinha and Igor Thiago. Egypt, coached by Hossam Hassan, make four alterations and line up with Mostafa Shobeir, Ahmed Fatouh, Mohamed Hamdy, Yasser Ibrahim, Mohamed Hany, Marwan Attia, Mohanad Lasheen, Mostafa Ziko, Trezeguet, Haissem Hassan and Omar Marmoush. Brazil open their World Cup campaign against Haiti on June 20 while Egypt face Belgium on June 15. Neymar remains sidelined with a calf injury and Mohamed Salah starts on the Egypt bench.

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