Brazil vs France, 2026 International Friendly
· International FriendlyMbappé leads France past Brazil in Foxborough World Cup tuneup
Kylian Mbappé gave France an early lead on its way to a 2-1 victory over Brazil in a World Cup tuneup between two of the world's top teams.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Brazil. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
- 4': Corner, France. Conceded by Wesley.
- 5': Foul by Malo Gusto (France).
- 5': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Casemiro following a set piece situation.
- 6': Foul by Raphinha (Brazil).
- 6': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, France. Conceded by Wesley.
- 8': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 8': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
- 8': Wesley (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Wesley (Brazil).
- 10': Hugo Ekitiké (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 13': Foul by Andrey Santos (Brazil).
- 13': Mike Maignan (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
- 16': Wesley (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Malo Gusto (France).
- 22': Delay in match (France).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 29': Foul by Léo Pereira (Brazil).
- 29': Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Léo Pereira (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 31': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Brazil).
- 32': Goal! Brazil 0, France 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball following a fast break.
- 33': Andrey Santos (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
- 34': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 35': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Raphinha (Brazil).
- 35': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a fast break.
- 36': Handball by Casemiro (Brazil).
- 37': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 38': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 38': Casemiro (Brazil) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Foul by Wesley (Brazil).
- 40': Hugo Ekitiké (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 41': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Brazil) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 45': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 45': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
- 45'+1': Wesley (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Raphinha (Brazil).
- 45'+2': Malo Gusto (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brazil 0, France 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brazil 0, France 1.
- 45': Substitution, Brazil. Luiz Henrique replaces Raphinha.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Luiz Henrique (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley.
- 50': Attempt saved. Luiz Henrique (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Casemiro.
- 50': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 52': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
- 52': Wesley (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Dayot Upamecano (France).
- 55': Dayot Upamecano (France) is shown the red card.
- 56': Attempt saved. Léo Pereira (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (France).
- 57': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
- 57': Luiz Henrique (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Substitution, France. Maxence Lacroix replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 58': Substitution, France. N'Golo Kanté replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 62': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 62': Substitution, Brazil. João Pedro replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 65': Goal! Brazil 0, France 2. Hugo Ekitiké (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.
- 66': Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
- 66': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 67': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ederson (Brazil). Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 69': Delay in match (France).
- 71': Substitution, Brazil. Ibañez replaces Wesley.
- 71': Substitution, Brazil. Igor Thiago replaces Matheus Cunha.
- 71': Substitution, Brazil. Danilo replaces Andrey Santos.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 71': João Pedro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Ibrahima Konaté (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Désiré Doué (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Bremer (Brazil).
- 76': Bremer (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Malo Gusto (France).
- 78': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Casemiro following a set piece situation.
- 78': Goal! Brazil 1, France 2. Bremer (Brazil) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luiz Henrique following a set piece situation.
- 81': Foul by Ibañez (Brazil).
- 81': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Ibañez (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Theo Hernández (France).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 83': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Danilo with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Brazil. Gabriel Sara replaces Casemiro.
- 90': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Bremer (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luiz Henrique with a cross.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, France. Pierre Kalulu replaces Malo Gusto.
- 90'+1': Substitution, France. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Michael Olise.
- 90'+3': Offside, Brazil. Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Douglas Santos (Brazil).
- 90'+4': Maghnes Akliouche (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Pierre Kalulu (France) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Marcus Thuram (France).
- 90'+4': Gabriel Sara (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Sara.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bremer with a through ball.
- 90'+7': Mike Maignan (France) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Brazil 1, France 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brazil 1, France 2.
Statistics
FRA |
BRA![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
| 503 | Passes | 423 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 12 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 66,215
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 66,215
Line-Ups
Brazil (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Ederson (GK) |
| 15 | Léo Pereira |
| 14 | Bremer |
| 6 | Douglas Santos |
| 2 | Wesley França |
| 5 | Casemiro |
| 8 | Andrey Santos |
| 10 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 7 | Matheus Cunha |
| 22 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 11 | Raphinha |
France (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 4 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 15 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Malo Gusto |
| 11 | Michael Olise |
| 14 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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