LIVE: Brazil vs France – World Cup 2026 friendly

Just a few more minutes now as France look to preserve their lead.

45+1 mins: Brazil 0-1 France 

He is found on the left side of the box by Olise.

Mbappe tries to curl towards the far post, but sends it hopelessly wide.

43 mins: Brazil 0-1 France 

Raphinha whips it in from the right side towards the back post.

Casemiro gets to it, but ends up looping his header over the bar.

41 mins: Brazil 0-1 France 

The Brazil captain wins the ball before lashing a chance at goal from the right side.

His shot is aimed at the far post, with Maignan seemingly getting a touch on it as it continues past the byline.

But the referee instead awards a French goal kick, which has Casemiro absolutely incensed. He screams at the referee, before being duly shown a yellow card.

38 mins: Brazil 0-1 France 

France are purring quite nicely at the moment.

A lovely ball in from Dembele finds Mbappe on the right side of the box.

He opts for a quick turn-and-strike, but his low, driven effort ends up rolling past the far post.

37 mins: Brazil 0-1 France 

Vinicius Junior gets on a run down the left side.

He cuts a pass for Cunha on his right, who tries to curl an effort towards the far post, but his effort misses the mark.

36 mins: Brazil 0-1 France 

The French superstar opens the scoring in Boston!

Dembele delivers a lovely weighted ball to split the defence, which Mbappe pounces on.

He beats his trailing marker before finishing with a delightful chip over an advancing Ederson.

32 mins: Brazil 0-1 France 

After a late challenge on Olise, the Brazilian defender is shown a yellow.

Olise whips in the awarded free kick from the right side, but it is headed away by the Brazilian defence.

29 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

A mistake at the back gifts the ball to Vinicius Junior.

He finds Martinelli, who strikes a ferocious shot at goal from beyond the box.

But he ends up flashing his effort just wide off the far post.

28 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

Both managers have had a word with their players.

Let’s see what the outcome is as we get under way again at Gillette.

25 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

Upon reaching the quarter-mark of the match, the referee signals for a cooling break.

Although there has been plenty of intent shown, it feels like the players are a bit impatient in the final third.

22 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

They have plenty of bodies inside the Brazil end.

The Selecao have shifted into a low defensive block in response, and so far have repelled every advance.

20 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

Both sides have exchanged haymakers in these opening 15 minutes or so.

The finishing hasn’t quite been up to snuff, but expect that to change over the course of the match.

16 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

Raphinha whips it in from the right side into the box.

It is headed down by the far post by Bremer, but a foul is soon committed to end the sequence of play.

13 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

It is from dangerous terrain, just outside the box on the left side.

Olise crosses towards the back post, with Rabiot getting the final touch as the ball goes out for a Brazil goal kick.

10 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

It is played short to Olise from the left side, before the Bayern player tries to cross into the box.

But Brazil are able to prevent any further danger as they launch an immediate counter downfield.

France are able to regroup at the back and neutralise the serious threat.

8 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

Casemiro finds his teammate with a launched free kick, deep on the left flank.

Raphinha is able to earn some precious space from his marker, before belting a shot at goal from outside the box.

Maignan is not tested, though, as the ball loops over the crossbar for a goal kick.

5 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

Olise provides the service from the left side, but underhits the delivery.

The Brazilian defence are able to head it away by the near post as they look to initiate a counter.

5 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

Both sides have shown plenty of intent in these first few minutes.

Given it is a friendly, there should be plenty of attacking play on show.

3 mins: Brazil 0-0 France 

We are off and rolling at Gillette!

Brazil do the honours, and they will be going from left to right.

1 minute: Brazil 0-0 France