Spain vs Brazil

Real Madrid’s Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is the venue as Spain and Brazil go head-to-head in a blockbuster friendly.

Spain’s outstanding eight-game winning streak came to an abrupt halt last weekend as Luis de la Fuente’s experimental line-up slumped to a dismal 1-0 loss to Colombia at the London Stadium. Leaving several heavy hitters out of his starting XI backfired on Spain’s boss. Improvement is in order, but after failing to find the back of the net in five of their last six meetings with Brazil (W1, D2, L3), it’s hard to bet on the Spaniards to avoid another scoring blank. Playing in the Iberian Peninsula should ease those concerns, considering the hosts have banged in 2+ goals in their last five home outings (W5), averaging an intimidating 3.2 per game.

Meanwhile, Brazil’s life under manager Dorival Junior was off to a memorable start as Endrick’s late strike inspired the five-time world champions to a 1-0 win against England at Wembley Stadium. But the Selecao must keep building a head of steam after losing three consecutive 2026 World Cup qualifiers toward the end of 2023, including a heartbreaking 1-0 home defeat to arch-rivals Argentina. Confidence stems from Brazil’s scintillating record in friendlies, especially when playing as a designated away side, having lost just one of their 23 such fixtures since October 2013 (W21, D1, L1). With four of their last six exhibition matches featuring 2+ first-half goals, a quick-fire start could be on the cards.