The Blues defeat Brazil

On the road to the 2026 World Cup, the French team, despite being outnumbered, defeated Brazil (2-1) on Thursday, March 26 in Foxborough, thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappé, who is now one goal away from Olivier Giroud’s record, and Hugo Ekitike.

Facing Brazil in their first of two friendly matches in March in the United States, where they will compete in the 2026 World Cup next summer (from June 11 to July 19, co-hosted with Canada and Mexico), the French team emerged victorious on Thursday evening (2-1).

Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring in the 30th minute with a superb lob, coming within a goal of Olivier Giroud’s record for goals scored in the French team (57). Hugo Ekitike extended the lead in the second half while the French team was outnumbered. Bremer reduced the deficit for Brazil.

Next stop for the French team is Washington to face Colombia on Sunday at the Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.

In the second half, Brazil tried to turn things around but faced challenges with Dayot Upamecano’s expulsion and Hugo Ekitike’s goal while playing with ten men. The French team managed to hold on to their lead despite Bremer’s goal for Brazil.

Kylian Mbappé has currently scored in each of his last seven appearances (8 goals in total), a feat only surpassed by Just Fontaine in the history of the French team.

In terms of the technical sheet, the match took place on Thursday, March 26, 2026 in Foxborough. The final score was 2-1 in favor of France. The referee was Gonzales Junior (United States). Goals were scored by Bremer (78th minute) for Brazil and Mbappé (32nd minute) and Ekitike (65th minute) for France.

The article also includes comments from Didier Deschamps and Kylian Mbappé, along with match statistics and a schedule of upcoming matches for the French team.

Overall, the victory for the French team against Brazil in this friendly match is a positive step in their preparation for the upcoming World Cup.