Brazil - Egypt live - Football

Brazil take on Egypt on June 6, 2026 at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio, in an international friendly that forms part of the Road to 26 series - a high-profile pre-World Cup showcase bringing elite national teams to American venues.

Match Info: Brazil vs Egypt

The match kicks off on Saturday 6 June 2026 at 23:00 BST (22:00 UTC) at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The fixture is an international friendly played as part of the Road to 26 series, co-promoted by Florida Citrus Sports and Unified Events.

Where to Watch Brazil vs Egypt?

UK viewers can catch all the action live on ITVX, the free streaming platform available on desktop, mobile, and smart TV. It is the sole English broadcast option for this fixture.

Across the Atlantic, the match is available in the United States on ESPN Deportes TV via cable or satellite, while cord-cutters can stream it on ESPN Select or through Fubo TV. Brazil's own broadcast network covers the game extensively: on television via Globo and SporTV, with online options including Globoplay, Claro TV+, VIVO Play, and Zapping.

Elsewhere, DAZN holds rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while DAZN España serves Spanish audiences. French fans can tune into L'Équipe Live Foot, and Norwegian viewers to VG+. Poland has coverage on Polsat Sport 1, Polsat Sport Extra 1, and Polsat Box Go for streaming. Egypt's national audience is served by ON Sport 1, the Netherlands by Ziggo Sport and Ziggo Sport 2, Portugal by Sport TV1 (TV) and Sport TV Multiscreen (online), Hungary by Match4, and the UAE by Abu Dhabi Sports 1.

Brazil vs Egypt - Match Preview

This friendly pits five-time world champions Brazil against Egypt - seven-time Africa Cup of Nations winners and the oldest African national team in the FIFA World Cup - in a glamour pre-tournament clash on American soil.

The Road to 26 series brings the match to Cleveland's Huntington Bank Field, a venue that already proved it can host extraordinary football occasions when it set a non-NFL attendance record of 60,614 fans for an MLS match in 2025. With Brazil in town, another packed house is expected.

Brazil are the only national team to have participated in all 22 FIFA World Cup editions and hold the all-time record with 76 victories from 114 matches. Egypt, meanwhile, made 3 World Cup appearances and hold the distinction of being the first African and Middle Eastern team ever to play in the tournament. Despite the gap in global pedigree, Egypt's recent results signal they are far from makeweights in this fixture.

Head-to-Head: Brazil vs Egypt

Brazil and Egypt have met just once in their entire recorded history - a single meeting that produced 7 goals, 4 changes of lead, and a result that remained uncertain until the final minutes of a 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage match, one of the most memorable encounters of that tournament.

The complete head-to-head record between Brazil and Egypt:

• 15 June 2009 - FIFA Confederations Cup - Brazil 4:3 Egypt

Brazil - Recent Form

Brazil head into this match having won 3, drawn 1, and lost 1 of their last 5 fixtures, scoring 13 goals and conceding 6 - a record that underlines the Seleção's attacking firepower heading into the 2026 World Cup.

The most emphatic recent result was a 6:2 thrashing of Panama on 31 May 2026, the last fixture before this friendly - a statement performance that demonstrates Brazil's attacking intent. Earlier in April, Brazil defeated Croatia 3:1, another convincing victory over a side known for its defensive organisation. The only defeat in this five-match stretch came against France on 26 March, a narrow 1:2 loss that showed even the world's best can be troubled by compact, well-drilled opposition.

A 1:1 draw with Tunisia and a 2:0 win over Senegal, both in November 2025, rounded out this period. Brazil averaged 2.6 goals per game across these 5 matches - a figure that speaks to their attacking ambition ahead of the tournament on home soil.

Egypt - Recent Form

Egypt arrive in Cleveland with a composed and resilient recent record - 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches, conceding only 1 goal in that entire span, a statistic that signals a well-organised and disciplined defensive unit.

The standout result was a commanding 4:0 away victory over Saudi Arabia on 27 March 2026, demonstrating Egypt's capability to dominate opponents on foreign soil. Three days later, they held Spain to a 0:0 draw - a result that few sides can claim against one of Europe's most formidable teams. On 28 May 2026, immediately before travelling to the United States, Egypt sealed a 1:0 win over Russia, arriving in Cleveland on the back of 2 consecutive victories.

The only blemish in this recent sequence was a 0:1 defeat against Senegal in January 2026, sandwiched around a 0:0 draw with Nigeria. Conceding just 1 goal in 5 matches illustrates Egypt's defensive discipline - a quality that could test even Brazil's potent attack.

Facts and Statistics

4 key facts and statistics about the Brazil vs Egypt rivalry:

• Brazil are the only national team to have qualified for all 22 editions of the FIFA World Cup, with a record 76 victories from 114 appearances.
• The only previous meeting between these sides - the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup group match - ended 4:3 to Brazil; the scoreline changed 4 times and it remains one of the highest-scoring group-stage games in that tournament's history.
• Egypt have won the Africa Cup of Nations a record 7 times, more than any other nation on the continent.
• In their last 5 matches, Brazil scored 13 goals (2.6 per game), while Egypt conceded just 1 goal across the same number of fixtures (0.2 per game).