IN PHOTOS: Brazil beat Egypt; Argentina defeat Honduras in pre-World Cup friendlies
Updated On: 08 June, 2026 06:16 PM IST | Atharva Upasani
Lionel Messi-less Argentina cruised to a 2-0 win against Honduras, while Brazil registered a 2-1 win against Egypt without their star striker Neymar. Argentina and Brazil are two of the favourites to win the FIFA World Cup 2026. (Pics: AFP)

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Brazil 2-1 Egypt: Endrick 's goal early in the second half gave Brazil a 2-1 win over Egypt in their final World Cup warm-up match. Earlier, Bruno Guimarães put Brazil ahead after seven minutes, before Mostafa Ziko equalised for Egypt
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Argentina 2-0 Honduras: Argentina defeated Honduras 2-0 on Saturday in their second-to-last friendly before the FIFA World Cup begins on June 11. Lionel Messi was rested for the match, with Lautaro Martínez and Giuliano Simeone scoring for the defending World Champions

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Croatia 2-1 Slovenia: Mario Pasalic scored deep into stoppage time as Croatia edged Slovenia 2-1 in a friendly international on Sunday, giving the 2018 finalist a winning send-off ahead of the World Cup.
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Morocco 1-1 Norway: Martin Odegaard's second-half strike cancelled out an early Brahim Díaz goal as Norway drew 1-1 with Morocco in each team's final game before the World Cup.

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Ecuador 3-1 Guatemala: Ecuador dominated their way to a 3-0 win over Guatemala in their last match before the World Cup 2026. Caicedo, Angulo and Estupinan scored for the hosts as they cruised to a comfortable win.
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