Brazil have a golden chance to kick-start their World Cup campaign as they face Haiti in Philadelphia.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men were lacklustre for long periods of their tournament opener, which saw them forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with Morocco.
The Selecao had to come from behind to claim a point, with a fine Vinicius Junior strike levelling matters after dominated the opening exchanges.
Brazil will not be expected to face such difficulties against Haiti, whose hopes of reaching the knockout rounds appear to have gone.
Those prospects likely rested on gaining a positive result against Scotland and, while their performance in that game was worthy of praise, it was not enough to avoid 1-0 defeat.
A heavier loss will be anticipated for the Caribbean side against the five-time world champions, but Brazil defender Danilo is not taking Haiti lightly.
“It was frightening, because there was an expectation that we would produce a big performance,” said Danilo of Brazil’s start to the tournament.
“When things don’t work out, it’s not easy to digest. We need to find balance. We were unbalanced both tactically and mentally.”
Referencing Cape Verde’s stunning 0-0 draw with Spain, Danilo added: “Everyone saw how Cape Verde defended against Spain. Talking about thrashing Haiti would be crazy.”
World Cup 2026: Brazil v Haiti team news
Neymar will again miss out for Brazil, who may make a change on the right side of their defence after Roger Ibanez struggled significantly in the draw with Morocco.
Brazil v Haiti World Cup 2026 predicted line-ups
Brazil: Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Sandro; Fabinho, Guimaraes; Henrique, Raphinha, Vinicius; Cunha
Haiti: Placide; Arcus, Delcroix, Ade, Experience; Bellegarde, Jean; Deedson, Casimir, Providence; Isidor
Where to watch Brazil v Haiti: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Saturday is at 01:30 BST (20:30 ET / 17:30 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on BBC One.
Streaming on a vast range of devices is available through the BBC iPlayer app and BBC Sport website.
World Cup 2026: Brazil v Haiti stats
- These teams are meeting at the World Cup for the first time, with Brazil scoring a total of 17 goals and conceding one on the way to winning all three of their previous encounters, most recently with a 7-1 win in Orlando at the 2016 Copa America
- This match will feature the largest FIFA rankings gap in this year’s group stage, with 78 places separating Brazil (6th) and Haiti (84th)
- Across their World Cup history, Brazil have won eight of their nine matches against CONCACAF nations (D1), conceding twice in total along the way
- Brazil could fail to win their first two matches at a single World Cup tournament for the first time since 1978 in Argentina (D2)
- Having lost 1-0 to Cameroon in 2022 and drawn with Morocco this year, Brazil could go three group games without a win for the first time since a run of two draws and one defeat across the 1974 and 1978 tournaments
- Vinicius Junior has been involved in four goals in five appearances at the World Cup (2 goals, 2 assists)
- Haiti have lost all four of their World Cup matches, scoring twice and conceding 15 times across those games
- Only three nations previously lost their first five games at the tournament: Mexico (first 9), El Salvador (6) and Canada (6)
- They had more shots than any other Group C side on matchday (15), while they also ranked joint-top – along with Brazil – for touches in the opposition box (22).
- The 52-year-gap between Haiti’s and Congo DR’s first appearance (1974) and second appearance (2026) at the World Cup is the fourth-longest in tournament history, behind Wales (64 years, between 1958 and 2022), Egypt (56 years, between 1934 and 1990) and Norway (56 years, between 1938 and 1994)
- Among sides to play 10 games in CONCACAF qualifying, only Bermuda (31) and Nicaragua (16) conceded more goals than Haiti (13), as well as shipping the third-largest amount of expected goals (11.7)
- No player scored more goals in the campaign than Haiti’s Duckens Nazon (6), including a hat-trick after coming on as a sub against Costa Rica in September
- Sebastien Migne is the second person to coach Haiti at a World Cup after Antoine Tassy and the first non-Haitian to do so
World Cup 2026: Brazil v Haiti prediction
Haiti produced an admirable display in their loss to Scotland, but it’s difficult to see them coming close to matching Ancelotti’s men.
Prediction: Brazil 3-0 Haiti
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