England play Brazil under the Wembley Arch this Saturday in an international friendly. Both sides have a big tournament this summer and will be looking for a win to set them up well.
Date: 23/03/2024
Kick-off time: 19:00
Location: Wembley Stadium
The last international break before the summer of the European Championships and the Copa America sees two sides with good shots of winning their respective competitions take each other on in a friendly.
England secured qualification for the Euros this summer by winning their group. Group C saw The Three Lions compete against the likes of Italy, Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta. In eight games, England won six and drew two, finishing the group unbeaten and six points above Italy.
The Three Lions will be looking to avenge their Final loss in the 2021 European Championships. After a run-in that included Germany, Ukraine and Denmark, England fell at the last hurdle on penalties to Italy.
Brazil, on the other hand, will be competing in the Copa America. The Canary Squad qualified through their CONMEBOL status. The last Copa America, back in 2021 saw Brazil make it all the way to the Final, but losing 1 - 0 to rivals Argentina.
The last tournament Brazil competed in was the 2022 World Cup. This tournament was one to forget for Brazil. The Canary Squad dispatched South Korea in the Round of 16 but crashed out on penalties in the Quarter-finals against Croatia.
England and Brazil have met 26 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in an international friendly in 1966. Brazil have the better record in the fixture with 11 wins in comparison to England’s four wins. However, a draw is also a very common outcome in this fixture, happening on 11 occasions.
In fact three of the last five games in the fixture have ended in a draw, both England and Brazil also picking up a win each. The fixture usually sees goals, as only one team has been on the scoresheet on two occasions in the last seven meetings.
