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Brazil vs. France score, stats, highlights, result as Mbappe strikes in international friendly win<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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There was a stark contrast in World Cup preparedness between the two sides in Foxborough on Thursday as France secured a 2-1 friendly win over Brazil, even as Les Bleus played the final half-hour down a man.<\/p>\n

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Kylian Mbappe’s first-half goal had Didier Deschamp’s side in front at the break. While a questionable VAR decision saw Dayot Upamecano sent off for denial of a clear goal-scoring opportunity, it made no difference as Hugo Ekitike doubled the France lead shortly after despite them playing with just 10 men.<\/p>\n

Eventually, the Brazil advantage took hold as the game wound down, and Bremer managed to secure a sloppy consolation goal for Carlo Ancelotti, but it wasn’t enough to prevent a defeat.<\/p>\n

Brazil’s toothless approach to the match was visible all game long, even with the man advantage. Their attackers were unable to win back possession and breach France’s back line for much of the contest, and they did not appear ready to compete for the title at this summer’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

France, on the other hand, were impressive throughout the game as they were comfortable killing off the match with possession before picking their moments with venom. Ekitike was a standout player for the first hour, and Mbappe’s opener brought him within one of France’s all-time record at just 27 years old.<\/p>\n

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Brazil vs. France final score<\/p>\n

Location: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA, United States)
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. (USA)<\/p>\n

Starting lineups:<\/p>\n

Brazil (4-2-3-1, right to left):\u00a0Ederson (GK) \u2014 Wesley (Ibanez, 71′), Bremer, L. Pereira, D. Santos \u2014 Casemiro (Sara, 74′), A. Santos (Danilo, 71′) \u2014 Raphinha (Henrique, 46′), Cunha (Thiago, 71′), Vinicius Jr \u2014 Martinelli (Pedro, 63′).<\/p>\n

France (4-4-2 right to left):\u00a0Maignan (GK) \u2014 Gusto, Konate, Upamecano (red card \u2014 55′), T. Hernandez \u2014 Olise, Tchouameni (Lacroix, 58′), Rabiot, Ekitike (Doue, 66′) \u2014 Mbappe (Thuram, 66′), Dembele (Kante, 58′).<\/p>\n

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Brazil vs. France\u00a0full match stats<\/p>\n

Brazil<\/p>\n

Stat<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

Shots<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Shots on target<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

46%<\/p>\n

Possession<\/p>\n

54%<\/p>\n

365<\/p>\n

Accurate passes<\/p>\n

423<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Corners<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Fouls<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Yellow cards<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

Red cards<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Brazil vs. France highlights, key incidents<\/p>\n

90+7 min: Chance, Brazil!\u00a0OH DEAR! Vinicius Jr. has a huge chance to equalize with the last kick of the game, but comes up empty! Bremer feeds a delicious ball from out wide to the front of goal, where Vini comes sliding in, but he awkwardly goes with his left foot instead of the closer right, and barely makes contact at all!<\/p>\n

78th min: GOAL! BRAZIL!\u00a0Bremer has his first international goal and Carlo Ancelotti’s side isn’t done just yet! The Juventus defender manages to poke the ball over the line after their initial free-kick was recycled back into the area. It’s a sloppy goal, but they needed that!<\/p>\n

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65th min: GOAL! FRANCE!DISASTER FOR BRAZIL! Hugo Ekitike finishes off a vicious two-on-five counter-attack and France go 2-0 up despite their man disadvantage! How soft of a goal is that to concede?<\/p>\n

Watch Hugo Ekitike goal in USA:<\/p>\n

55th min: RED CARD! FRANCE!\u00a0DAYOT UPAMECANO IS SENT OFF! Initially given a yellow card by the American referee, a VAR review brings a red for denying a clear goal scoring opportunity!<\/p>\n

It’s a dubious decision, as there did seem to be lateral defensive cover for the foul just inside the top of the penalty area shaded to the right. Yet in the end, Upamecano has his yellow card cancelled and is shown a red! France will have to protect their lead down a man!<\/p>\n

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2nd half kickoff:\u00a0The only change at the break is for Carlo Ancelotti, who takes off Raphinha and brings Luiz Henrique on in his place. Barcelona<\/a> fans will hope that’s not due to anything fitness-wise, but in fairness, Brazil were toothless in the attack through that first half, so it very well could be tactical as well.<\/p>\n

HALFTIME: Brazil 0-1 France<\/p>\n

At the midway point of a match with an air of lethargy, France lead 1-0 on a goal from Kylian Mbappe, who is now one off the all-time career record for his country.<\/p>\n

Les Bleus deserve their lead, as they’ve been the more impressive side, but that’s not saying much as neither nation have enjoyed too much risk-taking. It’s been a reserved approach from both teams, but France have managed to make it work much better.<\/p>\n

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37th min:\u00a0Casemiro receives a yellow card for absolutely lambasting the referee in truly unacceptable fashion. He believed there was a foul on Wesley who was stripped of the ball before a shot that tested the Brazil goalkeeper. The referee did not whistle for the incident, so Casemiro let it fly verbally. He deserves that booking.<\/p>\n

32nd min: GOAL! FRANCE!\u00a0KYLIAN MBAPPE FIRES FRANCE INTO THE LEAD WITH A BRILLIANT FINISH!<\/p>\n

France have been the better side, and they go in front on the counter as he gets clean through with blistering pace, splitting the Brazil defenders and finishing with a delicious little chip. He looks fully fit!<\/p>\n

Watch Mbappe goal in USA:<\/p>\n

22nd min:\u00a0We’ve reached the cooling break with very few incidents so far in front of either goal. These breaks will be a fixture at the World Cup, so they’ve decided to institute them here in March to allow everyone to simulate the World Cup environment, even if the weather does not call for it.<\/p>\n

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Kickoff:\u00a0They’re under way outside Boston! Gillette Stadium is the site of this one, as two giants of world football clash while preparing for the World Cup this summer.<\/p>\n

Brazil vs. France talking points, analysisTalent the difference in this match<\/p>\n

There was no confusion about which team was more talented outside Boston today, as France were clearly the superior side.<\/p>\n

Mbappe’s moment of magic in the first half was the most stark contrast, but throughout the game, there was a difference in quality. Brazil’s role players were far inferior to that of France, and it resulted in silly fouls and lost possession.<\/p>\n

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France looked like a World Cup semifinal team, while Brazil looked far below that level.<\/p>\n

Brazil do not look ready for the World Cup<\/p>\n

There appears to be a lot of work for Ancelotti to do before the World Cup this summer.<\/p>\n

Just like at Real Madrid<\/a> in his final season, Ancelotti’s only outlet up front was Vinicius Jr, and it left very little for the other Brazil forwards to feast on. Wingers Gabriel Martinelli and Raphinha were invisible, while Matheus Cunha did his best to make a difference but had little to feed on.<\/p>\n

Casemiro played well in midfield, but there’s not much else in the way of link-up play to trouble opponents in the build-up, and the defensive line is lacking in European talent. This did not look like a team capable of challenging for a return to World Cup prominence.<\/p>\n

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Brazil vs. France reaction<\/p>\n

Post-match reaction from both teams to follow.<\/p>\n

Brazil vs. France\u00a0team newsBrazil team news<\/p>\n

Gabriel Martinelli leads the attack as he attempts to nail down a place in Ancelotti’s final World Cup squad.<\/p>\n

Arsenal’s\u00a0Gabriel\u00a0withdrew due to injury, with Bremer\u00a0and\u00a0Leo Pereira\u00a0starting in central defence.\u00a0Marquinhos\u00a0has hip pain and will be kept back for the game with Croatia next week.<\/p>\n

MORE:Full Brazil roster for March 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

France team news<\/p>\n

Kylian Mbappe\u00a0is fit enough to play despite speculation that his knee injury was not properly treated earlier this season (he denied this).<\/p>\n

William Saliba\u00a0pulled out of the squad, so\u00a0Ibrahima Konate\u00a0partners\u00a0Dayot Upamecano\u00a0in defence.<\/p>\n

Didier Deschamps appears to be trialling a 4-4-2 with\u00a0Ousmane Dembele\u00a0partnering Mbappe in attack.\u00a0Michael Olise\u00a0and\u00a0Hugo Ekitike are the wingers.<\/p>\n

MORE:France squad for March 2026 international break<\/a><\/p>\n

Brazil vs. France upcoming schedulesBrazil upcoming fixtures<\/p>\n

Date<\/p>\n

Competition<\/p>\n

Match<\/p>\n

Location<\/p>\n

Tue, Mar. 31<\/p>\n

Friendly<\/p>\n

Brazil\u00a0vs. Croatia<\/p>\n

Camping World Stadium (Orlando, FL)<\/p>\n

Sat, June 6<\/p>\n

Friendly<\/p>\n

Brazil\u00a0vs. Egypt<\/p>\n

Huntington Bank Field (Cleveland, OH)<\/p>\n

Sat, June 13<\/p>\n

World Cup MD1<\/p>\n

Brazil\u00a0vs. Morocco<\/p>\n

MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)<\/p>\n

France upcoming fixtures<\/p>\n

Date<\/p>\n

Competition<\/p>\n

Match<\/p>\n

Location<\/p>\n

Sun, Mar. 29<\/p>\n

Friendly<\/p>\n

Colombia vs.\u00a0France<\/p>\n

Northwest Stadium (Landover, MD)<\/p>\n

Tue, June 16<\/p>\n

World Cup MD1<\/p>\n

France\u00a0vs. Senegal<\/p>\n

MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)<\/p>\n

Mon, June 22<\/p>\n

World Cup MD2<\/p>\n

France\u00a0vs. TBD<\/p>\n

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brazil vs. France score, stats, highlights, result as Mbappe strikes in international friendly win originally appeared on The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4026,1998,1083,174230,125533,98567,4646,39244,27018,174234,173881,174232,174235,5543,2226,54346,85,46,19683,93223,19684,173885,174231,174237,174236,174229,29334,77585,174233,174238,16263,4029,7503,105,42613,111001,174228,54319,6866],"class_list":["post-359916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-arsenal","tag-barcelona","tag-brazil","tag-bremer","tag-carlo-ancelotti","tag-casemiro","tag-colombia","tag-croatia","tag-cunha","tag-danilo","tag-dayot-upamecano","tag-dembele","tag-ederson","tag-egypt","tag-france","tag-hugo-ekitike","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-juventus","tag-konate","tag-kylian-mbappe","tag-les-bleus","tag-luiz-henrique","tag-maignan","tag-marquinhos","tag-martinelli","tag-morocco","tag-neymar","tag-olise","tag-rabiot","tag-raphinha","tag-real-madrid","tag-senegal","tag-sports","tag-thiago","tag-thuram","tag-vinicius-jr","tag-william-saliba","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}