Kylian Mbappe leads France’s 2-1 win over Brazil in friendly despite being a man down

France beat Brazil in a 2-1 result while being one man down. Kylian Mbappe and Hugo Ekitike scored for Les Bleus, while Bremer scored the deficit for the Canarinha.

After faking a shot, Bremer played a strong ball into the box, but Vinicius failed to connect cleanly and missed a good chance in front of goal.

Tasked with taking the free kick, Akliouche was booked for taking too long to deliver it.

Deschamps makes two more substitutions: Pierre Kalulu for Malo Gusto, and Maghnes Akliouche for Michael Olise.

Seven minutes have been given of extra time.

Ancelotti makes another change in the Canarinha: Gabriel Sara in, Casemiro out.

Looking for the equalizer, Casemiro met a cross with his head, but the ball was easily caught by Maignan.

Ibanez, who has been shown a yellow card, brought down Theo Hernandez, who remained on the ground for some minutes, causing concern.

After controlling a cross amid a series of rebounds, Luiz Henrique delivered a ball into the box for Bremer to meet and pull one back for the Canarinha.

After giving away the ball, Bremen had to tackle Doue down to avoid another France attack, earning the yellow card.

After a foul over Joao Pedro, Konate sees the yellow card for France.

Ancelotti moves the pieces on the pitch, taking out Wesley, Matheus Cunha, and Andrey Santos, and bringing in Roger Ibanez, Igor Thiago, and Danilo.

The cooling break for the second half is now underway.

After the goal, Deschamps made two more substitutions: Kylian Mbappe and Hugo Ekitire out, Marcus Thuram and Desire Doue in.

After breaking through Brazil's high press, Michael Olise drove forward through the middle of the pitch and slipped the ball through for Hugo Ekitike to extend France's lead to 2-0.

After the red card, coach Deschamps makes a double substitution: Maxence Lacroix and N'Golo Kante enter the pitch for Ousmane Dembele and Aurelien Tchouameni.

Leo Pereira stood up to take the free kick, that went straight to Maignan's hands.

After VAR review, referee Gonzales decided to rectify his decision and sent Dayot Upamecano off.

After winning the ball in transition, Wesley was brought down by Upamecano, who was shown a yellow card.

Once again cutting inside from the right, Luiz Henrique unleashed a shot that Maignan had to parry away to prevent Brazil from drawing level.

After a bright run from Luiz Henrique, Martinelli controlled the ball on the edge of the box, but his cutback to Vinicius was blocked at the last moment.

Carlo Ancelotti makes the first substitution of the game: Luiz Enrique in, Raphinha out.

American referee Gonzalez blows his whistle, and the second half between Brazil and France is underway.

France is leading 1-0 against Brazil at the Gillette Stadium.

Three minutes have been given of extra time.

After a switch of play from right to left, Mbappe received the ball on the left flank and tried a curled effort toward the far post, but the ball sailed well over the crossbar.

After protesting over a corner kick to the referee, Casemiro sees the yellow card.

Tchouameni played a great through ball into the box, and Mbappe's driven cross-shot went inches wide of Ederson's goal.

After a great build-up play, Theo Hernandez got in an attacking position, unleashing a shot that went far wide the goal.

After Thchouameni recovered the ball on the middle of the pitch, Dembele played a great through pass for Mbappe to attack the space behind the defender, and with a chipped shot, the striker scored the opening goal of the game.

After a sliding tackle over Michael Olise, Leo Pereiea sees the first yellow card of the game.

After recovering the ball high up the pitch, Gabriel Martinelli unleashed a left-footed strike that went close to the post.

After the cooling break, the game resumes at the Gillette Stadium.

Gabriel Martinelli comes out the pitch, leaving his place to Joao Pedro.

As it'll happen during the 2026 World Cup, the game is stopped 3 minutes due to a cooling break.

With Ancelotti's Brazil on a defensive stance, France is leading the possession with 70%, but are yet to register a single shot on taregt.

Sitting deep in their own half, Brazil are relying heavily on long balls, with the France defense just clearing a cross from Raphinha.

France and Brazil tested each other on the counter, but both defenses were quick to recover and snuff out the danger.

While France started dominating the possession, Brazil played a long ball for Raphinha to unleash a volley that went far up the goal.

Referee Guido Gonzales Jr. blows the whistle, and the friendly game between Brazil and France is underway.

France and Brazil rank among the most dominant nations in soccer over the past several decades, and while the Canarinha hold five World Cup titles to Les Bleus' two, their head-to-head record is remarkably balanced.

In 15 meetings, Brazil and France have won six times each, with three matches ending in a draw. Thursday's clash will be the 16th meeting between the two sides, making Brazil the non-European nation France has faced most often in their history.

Didier Deschamps has confirmed the players to face Brazil from the start (4-2-3-1): Mike Maignan; Malo Gusto, Ibrahima Konate, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernandez; Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Hugo Ekitike; Kylian Mbappe.

Didier Deschamps was part of France's triumphant 1998 World Cup squad that beat Brazil 3-0 in the final. As a manager, however, getting the better of the Canarinha has proven to be a far more elusive proposition.

Since taking charge of France in 2012, Deschamps has faced Brazil twice, losing both times in friendly matches. The first came in 2013, when Brazil won 3-0 in Porto Alegre, followed by a 3-1 defeat at the Stade de France in 2015.

Thursday's match between Brazil and France will take place at the Gillette Stadium, located in Foxborough, Massachusetts. With a capacity for approximately 65,878 spectators (for major events), the venue will host numerous games during the 2026 World Cup, where it will be temporarily renamed Boston Stadium.

One of the most talked-about storylines surrounding the Brazil national team has been Neymar's omission from the March roster, with many viewing it as one of his last opportunities to impress Carlo Ancelotti and earn a place at the 2026 World Cup.

Now working his way back to fitness at Santos, Neymar has drawn support from an unlikely corner, with Kylian Mbappe stating that he "doesn't see a World Cup without Neymar."

Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed the eleven players that'll be starting the game against France (4-2-4): Ederson; Wesley, Bremer, Leo Pereira, Douglas Santos; Casemiro, Andrey Santos; Raphinha, Matheus Cunha, Vinicius Junior, Gabriel Martinelli.

Brazil and France will face off at 4:00 PM (ET).

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