Brazil Blocks Red Goalkeeper Shirts Before Scotland Match

Brazil’s goalkeepers are set to wear green against Scotland in Miami after the federation objected to FIFA’s initial red-shirt plan.

Brazil’s goalkeepers will wear green, not red, against Scotland in Miami after the Brazilian Football Confederation intervened with FIFA over a planned kit assignment, Varzesh3 reported.

The report said FIFA’s initial plan had Alisson, Ederson and Everton in red goalkeeper shirts for Wednesday’s third-round group-stage World Cup match. Brazilian federation president Samir Zhao ordered an official request for a color change as soon as he learned of the selection, and FIFA and the tournament organizers later revised the assignment.

The episode is less about a one-off goalkeeper jersey than about how sensitive national-team colors have become for Brazil’s football leadership. According to the report, Zhao is strongly opposed to red appearing on any kit connected to the Brazil national team and moved before the decision was put into effect.

Varzesh3 reported that Zhao took a similar position in 2025, when Nike had advanced a proposal to make red the Brazil team’s second-shirt color. That project had reached its final stages and images had leaked, but it was ultimately shelved after a sharply negative reaction from fans, the report said.

The latest change means Brazil’s goalkeepers are expected to appear in green when the team faces Scotland. It also signals that any future attempt to introduce red into Brazil’s team wardrobe is likely to meet quick resistance from the federation’s leadership.