Neymar-less Brazil to face Morocco today; Malayali Tahsin in Qatar squad

LOS ANGELES: The United States of America, one of the host teams, started the FIFA World Cup with a thumping victory. In the first match of Group D, which was held at the Los Angeles Stadium, the USA defeated Paraguay 4-1.

Folarin Jerry Balogun, who scored a brace, played a key role in the brilliant victory. The other host team, Canada, drew 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The special thing is that all three host countries started undefeated this time.

Malayali star Tahsin Mohammed is in the squad for Qatar for today’s match against Switzerland, which began at 12.30 am.

Brazil, the most successful team in the World Cup, will face Morocco in Group C this morning. Superstar Neymar, who has not recovered from his injury, will likely not feature in the game. Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti had announced that Neymar is recovering from his injury, but the player has not been able to reach full fitness before the match against Morocco.

Defending champions Germany will face newcomers Curacao in a Group E clash starting at 10.30 pm on Sunday. The Netherlands-Japan match in Group F starts at 1.30 am on Monday.