France claimed a 2-1 victory over Brazil in their World Cup tune-up at Gillette Stadium, with Kylian Mbappé demonstrating complete recovery from his recent knee injury. The French superstar opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, chipping the ball over the keeper after a through ball from Ousmane Dembélé. Before leaving the match, Mbappé assisted Hugo Ekitike's goal that put France 2-0 up.

The match drew 66,215 spectators, mostly Brazilian fans, making it the second-largest soccer crowd at Gillette Stadium. A security cost dispute between Foxborough and World Cup organizers was resolved two weeks ago, allowing the match to proceed smoothly. The venue replaced its artificial turf with grass to meet FIFA requirements, and Celtics' Jayson Tatum participated in the pregame coin toss.

Brazil's Bremer redirected a cross from Luiz Henrique in the 78th minute to cut the deficit to 2-1. The match featured a mid-half cooling break as FIFA requires all 2026 World Cup games to include this provision regardless of temperature. France's Dayot Upamecano received a red card in the 55th minute, upgraded from yellow on video review.