England vs Brazil: How to watch international friendly and prediction
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England vs Brazil: How to watch international friendly and prediction
England and Brazil meet for the 27th time in international men's fixtures on Saturday
First meeting between Three Lions and Selecao since goalless draw in 2017
Wembley clash will be shown live on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom
By Jude Summerfield
3:00 AM GMT
Real Madrid teammates Bellingham and Vinicius collide on Saturday
Real Madrid teammates Bellingham and Vinicius collide on Saturday / Jonathan Moscrop / Contributor / Alex Caparros / Stringer
One of the most glamorous fixtures of the March international break sees England and Brazil meet in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.
While there are a fair few injury absences, there'll still be Three Lions quality on display in the form of Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Declan Rice, while the Selecao boast natural entertainers like Vinicius Junior and Bruno Guimaraes.
Both sides are preparing for international tournaments this summer; England head into Euro 2024 as one of the favourites, while Brazil need to ditch a recently-acquired losing habit after their disappointing 2022 World Cup.
Here's how you can follow the action at Wembley.
How to watch England vs Brazil on TV
England's battle with Brazil at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night will be shown live around the world. Channel 4 won the United Kingdom's rights to Three Lions games in 2022, with Euro 2024 qualifiers and Nations League games being broadcast on free-to-air television.
Over in the United States, FOX will screen the match through their various platforms, while DAZN have the rights in Canada. There are a number of options for viewers in Brazil, with Sky+ and Globo among them.
Country
TV channel/live stream
United Kingdom
Channel 4
United States
Foxsports.com, FOX Sports App, FOX Network
Canada
DAZN
Brazil
Globo, Canais Globo, DirecTV GO, NOW NET e Claro, SporTV
What time does England vs Brazil kick-off?
Location: London, England
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Date: Saturday 23 March
Kick-off Time: 19:00 GMT / 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT
Referee: Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (POR)
England vs Brazil - Head-to-head record
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Ronaldinho lobbed David Seaman in 2022 / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/GettyImages
26 fixtures have been played out between England and Brazil, 22 of which have been friendlies. Since losing the first ever meeting in 1956, Brazil have dominated in the head-to-head stakes with 11 wins and just four defeats.
The Selecao are also unbeaten against the Three Lions in World Cups, emerging victorious in three of their four duels.
Team
England
Brazil
Won
4
11
Drawn
11
11
Goal scored
23
34
Biggest win
4-2 - May 1956
5-1 - May 1964
England vs Brazil: The results of their last 10 meetings
England vs Brazil score prediction
England have rarely approached games against Brazil as favourites but, even with their opponents losing their last three matches, Gareth Southgate has a number of significant absences in his squad that could affect their performance.
Even if this current Selecao outfit have struggled during a difficult year on and off the pitch, the Three Lions are definitely without Bukayo Saka and probably Harry Kane, meaning other stars will need to step up.
There's enough firepower in the England squad to tip them for victory at Wembley, though their historically poor record in this fixture suggests it won't be a one-sided affair.
Prediction: England 2-1 Brazil
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England vs Brazil: The results of their last 10 meetings
England host Brazil in international friendly on Saturday
Selecao have been historically dominant over the Three Lions
Previous encounters include 2-2 draw at the Maracana in 2013
By Jude Summerfield
3:00 AM GMT
England and Brazil square off on Saturday
England and Brazil square off on Saturday / Visionhaus / Getty Images
As two of the forefront leading football nations around the world, games between England and Brazil invoke a special nostalgia in the modern day.
Their first ever meeting came back in 1956 and fixtures have been fairly regular ever since, save from the seven-year gap between a goalless draw in June 2013 and their clash at Wembley in March 2024.
The Selecao have enjoyed far more success at major tournaments than the Three Lions, who have only ever been victorious in friendly matches against the South Americans.
Here's a detailed look at their most recent encounters.
England 0-0 Brazil - International friendly
Neymar Jr
Neymar couldn't find a way through / Clive Rose/GettyImages
We start with a snooze-fest.
Expectations around Gareth Southgate's England were remarkably low in late 2017, having suffered an embarrassing Euro 2016 exit under Roy Hodgson at the hands of Iceland the year prior. However, having toughed out a goalless draw with Germany a few days before, a young Three Lions side showed there was reason for optimism by keeping the likes of Neymar, Gabriel Jesus, Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino quiet at Wembley.
The hosts were out-shot 13 to four but that didn't stop Joe Hart from becoming the first England goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet against Brazil since Peter Shilton in 1984.
Brazil 2-2 England - International friendly
Wayne Rooney, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
Rooney and Oxlade-Chamberlain got on the scoresheet / Friedemann Vogel/GettyImages
There were fears this 2013 meeting would be postponed. Due to be played at the revamped Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, large areas of the stadium were incomplete and a court had ordered the game's postponement before it was given the go-ahead.
Former Manchester City stopper Hart was once again on fine form, keeping the Selecao at bay with a string of fine saves before Fred finally put Brazil into a deserved lead after half-time.
England nearly saw out a surprise victory as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain powered home before Wayne Rooney's deflected effort from distance, but Paulinho ensured the friendly ended at 2-2 with a fine volley.
England 2-1 Brazil - International friendly
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Hart saved Ronaldinho's penalty and rebound / ADRIAN DENNIS/GettyImages
The Football Association's 150th anniversary celebrations included Brazil's visit to Wembley in February 2013 as England earned a first win over their yellow opposition in 23 years in an entertaining friendly.
Hart was once again in the thick of the action, saving a penalty from the legendary Ronaldinho before Rooney steered the Three Lions into a 27th-minute lead.
A mistake from Gary Cahill allowed Fred to equalise shortly after the interval, but substitute Frank Lampard produced a moment of quality from the edge of the penalty box to hand Roy Hodgson's side victory.
Brazil 1-0 England - International friendly
Brazil's Nilmar (C) celebrates with his
Brazil celebrate Nilmar's winner / KARIM JAAFAR/GettyImages
England were hopeful of launching an assault at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, but the starting lineup of this friendly under Fabio Capella barely compared to the quality on show from Brazil.
Samba stars like Kaka, Gilberto Silva, Maicon and Thiago Silva were all in action at Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar, though the margin of victory was just one goal as Nilmar's 47th-minute header proved enough to separate the two sides.
England did threaten throughout but couldn't find their clinical edge and ended up being embarrassed by Germany the following year at the World Cup.
England 1-1 Brazil - International friendly
John Terry
England returned to Wembley in 2007 / Clive Mason/GettyImages
This was another big occasion as the 2007 friendly between England and Brazil marked the first game at the newly rebuilt Wembley.
There was a recall for David Beckham, who hadn't played for the Three Lions since stepping down as captain following their 2006 World Cup exit, and it was the Manchester United legend who created the opener for John Terry, who powerfully headed in a free-kick midway through the second half.
Manager Steve McClaren couldn't see out the victory, however, as Diego bagged his own header with almost the last touch of the game in the 92nd minute.
England vs Brazil - Last 10 results
Result
Date
Competition
England 0-0 Brazil
14 November 2017
International friendly
Brazil 2-2 England
2 June 2013
International friendly
England 2-1 Brazil
6 February 2013
International friendly
Brazil 1-0 England
14 November 2009
International friendly
England 1-1 Brazil
1 June 2007
International friendly
England 1-2 Brazil
21 June 2002
2002 World Cup
England 1-1 Brazil
27 May 2000
International friendly
Brazil 1-0 England
10 June 1997
Tournoi de France
England 1-3 Brazil
11 June 1995
Umbro Cup
England 1-1 Brazil
13 June 1993
US Cup
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