The party in New York lasted 45 minutes, Saibari and Vinicius' tricks for a draw in the first derby of the World Cup

The city where the new world champion will be crowned on July 19th saw everything that makes football so beloved during the first 45 minutes of the World Cup derby. Carlo Ancelotti was reminded of what makes him great, but it was all enough for a draw between two great teams.

Brazil and Morocco entertained New York for 45 minutes and eventually shared the points in the first match of Group C - 1:1.

The half that brought atomic football - with great intensity, pace and beautiful moves - was marked by the mastery of Ismael Saibari and Vinicius Junior. In the aftermath, Ancelotti "calmed down" the great selection from Africa, "sliding" and had chances to win, but the score remained 1:1 as a nice announcement for both selections before the continuation of the World Cup.

Brazil has not opened the World Cup with a defeat for the 21st time in a row - since the tournament in Italy in 1934.

The fact that they had a five-time world champion across the road did not impress the African team too much, so Mohamed Ouhabi's team played their own football from the first minute - attacking, with the ball at their feet, with strong pressing...

All of this seemed to surprise the Brazilians and Ancelotti a little, and after several dangerous attempts by Morocco, Alisson's net shook after just 20 minutes. Braim Dias masterfully opened the "Seleção" defense, and Saibari "poked" the ball, masterfully passing the Liverpool goalkeeper for a madhouse in the "MetLife" red zone.

And after that, Morocco dictated the pace, and Brazil woke up after about ten minutes - it was the phenomenal Vinicius Junior who did it. The Real ace escaped Neil El Ajnaoui, and then "torn" Bono's net diagonally - for 1:1, for his 50th goal in the national team's jersey.

There was no flair in Morocco's play in the second half, but the semi-finalists from the last World Cup knew how to defend, and they also had a cheerful Bono in goal, and the revelation was the phenomenal Ayoub Bouadi in midfield.

On the other hand, Brazil showed greatness. Although they didn't shine for much of the first half, they were in great shape in the second half, and created three great chances. However, Igor Thiago, Rafinha and Douglas Santos failed to capitalize on them.

Deep into injury time, Morocco threatened - El Ajnauji shot, Alison saved his shot, and then Ayoub Ajmamuni's shot hit a rebound.

On a night when the Knicks could win their first NBA title since 1973, New York saw two teams that could go far in the World Cup.