Brazil are in action on Tuesday when they take on Tunisia in an international friendly fixture. This will be the first meeting between the two nations since September 2022, when the Selecao picked up a dominant 5-1 victory in a similar fixture.
Estevao and Manchester United midfielder Casemiro netted in a seven-minute spell to fire Brazil to a 2-0 friendly victory over Senegal on Saturday.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side have now won two of their three friendly games since drawing the curtain on their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, with a 3-2 loss against Japan on October 14 sandwiched between the two victories.
Brazil, who are currently seventh in the latest FIFA World Rankings, booked their spot in next year’s World Cup after finishing fifth in the CONMEBOL qualifiers with 28 points from 18 matches.
Like Brazil, Tunisia will be one of the nations tussling for glory on the global stage next year after a dominant run in the qualifiers, where they clinched top spot in Group H.
Sami Trabelsi's side won nine of the 10 qualifying games, with a goalless draw against Namibia in June 2024 being the exception, to finish with 28 points from a possible 30.
Tunisia head into Tuesday’s tie unbeaten in their last four games across all competitions, picking up one draw and three wins, including a 3-2 victory over Jordan in their friendly last weekend.
Brazil vs Tunisia Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be just the third meeting between Brazil and Tunisia, with the Selecao picking up two wins from their previous two encounters.
- Both meetings have come in friendly fixtures, firstly in June 1973, when Brazil secured a 4-1 victory in Tunis, before Ancelotti’s men stormed to a 5-1 win in September 2022.
- Brazil are unbeaten in six of their most recent seven friendly games, claiming four wins and two draws since March 2024.
- Tunisia have lost just one of their last six matches across all competitions while picking up four wins and one draw since September.
Brazil vs Tunisia Prediction
Tunisia head into Tuesday’s tie on a strong run of results and will be keen to test themselves against a star-studded Brazil side. However, given the gulf in quality and experience between the two nations, we fancy the Selecao to come out on top.
Prediction: Brazil 3-1 Tunisia
Brazil vs Tunisia Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Brazil to win
Tip 2: First to score - Brazil (The Selecao have opened the scoring in five of their last six games)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in eight of Brazil’s last 10 matches)