FIFA World Cup: Morocco denied famous win as Vinícius rescues Brazil

Brazil produced a spirited comeback to salvage a 1-1 gully against Morocco successful a pulsating Group C clash astatine the FIFA World Cup connected Saturday, with Vinícius Júnior's superb onslaught ensuring the five-time champions avoided a losing start.In 1 of the standout fixtures of the opening circular of the expanded 48-team tournament, seventh-ranked Morocco threatened to outpouring a large upset earlier Vinícius delivered erstwhile Brazil needed him astir astatine the packed MetLife Stadium.

Morocco stun Brazil with aboriginal dominance

Morocco, semifinalists astatine the erstwhile World Cup, made a assured commencement and controlled the aboriginal exchanges. Their unit paid disconnected successful the 21st infinitesimal aft a costly mistake from Lucas Paquetá.Roger Ibañez's abbreviated walk was miscontrolled by Paquetá and deflected disconnected Bilal El Khannouss. Noussair Mazraoui rapidly seized possession and recovered Brahim Díaz adjacent the halfway circle. The attacking midfielder threaded a superb walk done the Brazilian defense, allowing Ismael Saibari to contention clear.With goalkeeper Alisson Becker dilatory to complaint out, Saibari calmly chipped the shot implicit him for his 10th planetary goal, silencing overmuch of the 80,663-strong assemblage dominated by Brazilian supporters.

The aboriginal setback near Carlo Ancelotti's broadside rattled arsenic Morocco continued to threaten.

Vinícius leads Brazil's response

Brazil, chasing a archetypal World Cup rubric since 2002, gradually settled into the contention and recovered their equaliser successful the 32nd infinitesimal done their prima winger.Vinícius exchanged passes with Bruno Guimarães down the near flank, created abstraction with a mates of speedy touches and unleashed a fierce right-footed effort beyond the scope of Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.The strike, Vinícius' 10th extremity for Brazil, restored parity and injected beingness backmost into the Seleção."We started connected a truly atrocious note," Vinícius said done a translator aft the match. "For certain, we got to clasp connected to the ball. We person to determination better."

Brazil past precocious scare to sphere singular streak

Despite respective tense moments, Brazil managed to widen an bonzer record. The gully stretched their unbeaten tally successful World Cup openers to 21 matches, including 17 victories, dating backmost to a 1934 decision to Spain.Morocco astir snatched a celebrated triumph heavy into stoppage time. Alisson spilled Neil El Aynaoui's long-range effort and, portion inactive connected the ground, reacted sharply to artifact Ayoube Amaimouni's follow-up effort with his close manus aft different header had drifted wide.Brazil were without injured superstar Neymar, who remained sidelined portion recovering from a torn close calf.The gully leaves Group C finely poised. Brazil adjacent look Haiti successful Philadelphia earlier concluding the radical signifier against Scotland successful Miami Gardens. Morocco volition instrumentality connected Scotland successful Foxborough earlier gathering Haiti successful Atlanta.