📹 Brazil win final friendly before the call-up, who stood out?

📹 Brazil win final friendly before the call-up, who stood out? Brazil beat Croatia 3-1 this Tuesday (31) in Orlando, Florida, in the United States. The friendly was the national team’s final test before head coach Carlo Ancelotti names the final squad of 26 players on May 18 for the 2026 World Cup, which will be played in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

⚽ The match The game was a friendly, but because of the team’s recent disappointing results, there was a certain tension in the air. Carlo Ancelotti, for example, got angry with the broadcast cameraman, who was blocking his view of the field. On top of that, after Brazilian fans called for Neymar during the friendly against France in Boston, signs supporting the Santos forward were seen in the stands in Orlando.

Once the ball started rolling, Brazil played better, especially in the first half. Unlike the match against France, Brazil had more possession and created good chances to open the scoring . The relieving goal, however, only came in first-half stoppage time, when Vini Jr led a counterattack down the left and found Danilo Santos in the box.

After the break, Brazil slowed down and watched Croatia improve on the field. The team that knocked Brazil out of the 2022 World Cup showed resilience, keeping the ball until it found the equalizer. Fruk crossed from the right, and Majer appeared between Marquinhos and Danilo to get in front of the Flamengo defender and take advantage of Bento’s poor decision off his line to level the score.