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FT Thursday, March 26, 2026
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Brazil LWLWD 1
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Gillette Stadium · 66,215 att. · ESPN2

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

02:35 Moreno: Teams don't fear Brazil Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

BRA · 4-2-2-2

  1. 23EdersonG
  2. 15Léo PereiraCD-L
  3. 14BremerCD-R
  4. 6Douglas SantosLB
  5. 2WesleyRB
  6. 5CasemiroCM-L
  7. 8Andrey SantosCM-R
  8. 10Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  9. 7Matheus CunhaCF-R
  10. 22Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 11RaphinhaAM-R

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 4Dayot UpamecanoCD-L
  3. 15Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 2Malo GustoRB
  6. 11Michael OliseAM
  7. 14Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 8Aurélien TchouaméniRM
  9. 10Kylian MbappéF
  10. 22Hugo EkitikeAM-L
  11. 7Ousmane DembéléAM-R

Timeline

  1. 29' Léo Pereira (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 38' Casemiro (Brazil) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Brazil. Luiz Henrique replaces Raphinha.
  5. 55' Dayot Upamecano (France) is shown the red card.
  6. 58' Substitution, France. Maxence Lacroix replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  7. 58' Substitution, France. N'Golo Kanté replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  8. 62' Substitution, Brazil. João Pedro replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  9. 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.
  10. 66' Substitution, France. Désiré Doué replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  11. 66' Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  12. 71' Substitution, Brazil. Ibañez replaces Wesley.
  13. 71' Substitution, Brazil. Igor Thiago replaces Matheus Cunha.
  14. 71' Substitution, Brazil. Danilo replaces Andrey Santos.
  15. 72' Ibrahima Konaté (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 76' Bremer (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 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.
  18. 81' Ibañez (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 84' Substitution, Brazil. Gabriel Sara replaces Casemiro.
  20. 90'+1' Substitution, France. Pierre Kalulu replaces Malo Gusto.
  21. 90'+1' Substitution, France. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Michael Olise.
  22. 90'+4' Pierre Kalulu (France) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 90'+7' Mike Maignan (France) is shown the yellow card.

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