Brazil must ditch denial after Morocco wake-up call

Brazil defender Danilo said on Wednesday that his side must look their World Cup wobble squarely in the eye after Morocco gave Carlo Ancelotti’s side a bruising reminder that famous yellow shirts and old certainties do not win matches by themselves.

Brazil face Haiti in Philadelphia on Friday needing a response after opening Group C with a troubling 1-1 draw against Morocco, rescued by a flash of individual brilliance from Vinicius Jr after Ismael Saibari had put the African side ahead in a...