Brazil vs France, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Brazil

78': Bremer

FT
1 - 2

France

32': Kylian Mbappé
55': Dayot Upamecano
65': Hugo Ekitike

Mbappé 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

Line-Ups

Brazil (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
23	Ederson (GK)
15	Léo Pereira
14	Bremer
6	Douglas Santos
2	Wesley
5	Casemiro
8	Andrey Santos
10	Vinícius Júnior
7	Matheus Cunha
22	Gabriel Martinelli
11	Raphinha

Brazil Substitutes:

Danilo, Hugo Souza, Rayan, Danilo Santos, Igor Thiago, Gabriel Sara, Roger Ibañez, Bento, Kaiki, Luiz Henrique, João Pedro, Fabinho, Endrick.

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

France Substitutes:

Pierre Kalulu, Lucas Hernández, Rayan Cherki, Randal Kolo Muani, N'Golo Kanté, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Eduardo Camavinga, Maxence Lacroix, Lucas Digne, Marcus Thuram, Brice Samba, Désiré Doué, Maghnes Akliouche, Lucas Chevalier.

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