The football players of Argentina and Brazil recorded victories in the preparatory games without their biggest stars, Lionel Messi and Neymar.
In Cleveland, Brazil was better than 2-1 of Egypt. The Brazilians took an early lead with a goal from the midfielder Bruno Guimaraes in the 7th minute, and Egypt quickly equalized through Zika in the 11th minute.
The deciding goal was scored by a Real Madrid player Endrick in the 52nd minute.
Brazil ended their preparations with a win, although right back Wesley’s injury is a concern, while Neymar did not travel to Cleveland to recover from a calf injury.
Brasil beats Egypt 2-1 thanks to goals from Endrick and Bruno Guimarães! 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/g7g4BCEufU
— Brasil Football 🇧🇷 (@BrasilEdition) June 7, 2026
Argentina has conquered in Texas Honduras with 2-0 in the penultimate preparatory game before the World Cup. The current world champions dominated the match, and goals were scored by Lautaro Martinez (37/11m) and Giuliano Simeone (54).
the biggest star, Lionel Messiwas on the bench, and coach Lionel Scaloni spared him in order to fully recover from the back injury he suffered on May 24 before the World Cup.
On the eve of the match with Honduras, the Argentine Football Association announced that it will miss the world cup due to injury miss defender Leonardo Balerdi. Coach Scaloni said that he will announce the name of his replacement on the Gauča roster after the last warm-up game, on Tuesday against Iceland.
𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 at Kyle Field!
🇦🇷 Argentina 2 🆚 0 Honduras 🇭🇳
⚽ L. Martínez & G. Simeone pic.twitter.com/89AHGOOyQZ
— Selección Argentina in English (@AFASeleccionEN) June 7, 2026
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