Brazil vs. Panama live player ratings: Selecao grades from World Cup warm-up friendly originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Brazil begin their World Cup 2026 preparations in earnest on Sunday with a friendly against Panama in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil face Panama in an international friendly before the 2026 World Cup. Follow our live coverage for minute-by-minute updates. Stay with us for full broadcast details and real-time action. Game is underway!

It will be the team’s last match in Brazil before traveling to the United States in search of a sixth World Cup title. Globo, SporTV 4, and GE TV will broadcast Brazil vs. Panama. And you can follow the main live updates in the card below: Carlo Ancelotti has four absences from the squad list.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's biggest hope to end a 24-year World Cup title drought is not a clinical striker, a creative midfielder or a dribbling winger like in previous editions of the tournament. This time Brazilians are pinning their hopes on a 66-year-old Italian,

Archie McLean moved to Brazil in the early 20th Century, where he became involved in the game during its early years.

With strong performances from the substitutes and Vini Jr. and Casemiro shining in the first half, Brazil posted a tennis scoreline: 6-2 in front of 72,140 fans at the Maracanã. Now, the team heads to the United States focused on the next stage of its World Cup preparation.