Brazil vs. Panama live player ratings: Selecao grades from World Cup warm-up friendly originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Brazil begin their World Cup 2026 preparations in earnest on Sunday with a friendly against Panama in Rio de Janeiro.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team head into the tournament as one of the favourites to lift the trophy, although this is based as much on their international pedigree as it is the quality of the current group of players.
That makes these warm-up games important for the Selecao to prove to the watching world that they can compete for the sport’s ultimate prize over the coming six weeks.
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Brazil vs. Panama live score
Location: Estadio do Maracana (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
Brazil player ratings vs. Panama
This section will be updated at halftime and fulltime of today’s game.
All ratings are on a 10-point scale
Starters
GK — Alisson
RB — Wesley
RCB — Bremer
LCB — Leo Pereira
LB — Alex Sandro
DCM — Casemiro
DCM — Bruno Guimaraes
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RW — Matheus Cunha
FW — Vinicius Junior
FW — Raphinha
LW — Luiz Henrique
Coach — Carlo Ancelotti
Why Neymar did not play vs. Panama
Neymar was not in the matchday squad for this game as he is nursing an injury.
The experienced forward has a calf problem, which, according to some reports, makes it doubtful that he will be fit enough for their opening game of the group stage against Morocco.