Mbappé Scores for France in Friendly vs Brazil
France Starting Lineup
Here is the starting XI for France against Brazil:
- Maignan
- Gusto, Konaté, Upamecano, T. Hernandez
- Tchouaméni, Rabiot
- Dembélé, Olise, Ekitike
- Mbappé (captain)
Brazil Starting Lineup
Brazil fields the following starting XI:
- Ederson
- Wesley, Bremer, Leo Pereira, Douglas Santos
- Casemiro (captain), Andrey Santos
- Raphinha, Matheus Cunha, Vinicius Jr
- Martinelli
First Half Action
The match kicks off with Brazil’s Vinicius and his teammates starting the game.
2′ Early breakthroughs from Olise and Mbappé. After initial probing, Michael Olise receives a pass from Hugo Ekitike, followed by Kylian Mbappé accelerating dangerously towards the Brazilian box.
4′ First corner for France. Served by Dembélé, Malo Gusto speeds down the right and crosses towards Ekitike. Wesley deflects it for a corner, which comes to nothing.
6′ Raphinha misses a great chance. Forgotten by the French defense, Raphinha is played through on a long free kick from Casemiro, but his shot is wayward.
8′ From danger to danger. After another French corner and a scramble on Ekitike in the box, Brazil launches a quick counter. Raphinha finds Vinicius near the edge of Maignan’s area, but no real threat materializes.
10′ Olise’s free kick comes close. From near the left corner of Ederson’s box, following a foul on Ekitike by Wesley, Olise curls a free kick towards Adrien Rabiot at the far post, but the Brazilian defense clears just in time.
16′ France dominates but must stay alert. In the opening quarter, France shows more control and chances, though they lack finishing. Brazil remains dangerous on counters and forgotten runs.
22′ Play resumes.
23′ Hydration break for both teams, allowing coaches to issue instructions.
25′ France in control, especially on the right wing with Mbappé and Gusto calls. However, centers like one from Ekitike lack the final touch as France camps in Brazil’s half.
27′ Massive chance for Martinelli! After a loose clearance from Maignan and his defense, Dembélé’s pass is intercepted by Vinicius, who finds Gabriel Martinelli. The forward cuts inside from the right edge and fires a left-footed shot just wide.
29′ Heavy foul on Olise. Leo Pereira tackles Michael Olise breaking down the right wing. Yellow card and free kick for France.
32′ GOAL FOR FRANCE! Starting from their own half, France strings passes to Ousmane Dembélé on the halfway line. The Ballon d’Or finds Kylian Mbappé sprinting forward, who chips Ederson. This is Mbappé’s 56th goal for France.
35′ Mbappé one goal from the record. Kylian Mbappé is now just one shy of Olivier Giroud’s all-time France scoring record of 57 goals.
37′ Almost the record already. Served in the box by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a one-touch pass, Mbappé crosses his shot too much and misses Ekitike. The record was close.
38′ Yellow card for the captain. After Theo Hernandez fouls Wesley without a whistle, Casemiro’s shot appears touched by Maignan. The Manchester United player protests angrily and receives a yellow.
43′ Brazil finishes the half strongly. Brazil wakes up late in the first half. Aside from French breaks like an overhit Mbappé shot, the Seleção pushes forward, exposing some French defensive fragility.
45’+3 Halftime! France leads 1-0 thanks to Mbappé’s 30th-minute goal. France controls possession but lacks precision in the final third, while Brazil threatens sporadically.
Second Half Action
The second half restarts with France’s Mbappé and teammates kicking off after waiting for Brazil. Luiz Henrique replaces Raphinha for Brazil.
49′ Strong Brazilian start. Brazil shows better intent, highlighted by superb strikes from Luiz Henrique and then Casemiro.
52′ Cunha stopped at the box’s edge. Dayot Upamecano fouls Matheus Cunha advancing towards goal and is booked. Dangerous free kick for Brazil, just outside the penalty area.
55′ France down to 10 men. After VAR review, Upamecano’s yellow is canceled, but he receives a straight red card.
56′ Free kick saved. Leo Pereira’s effort from the box’s edge is comfortably held by Maignan.
58′ Double change for France. Maxence Lacroix makes his debut replacing Ousmane Dembélé, while Aurélien Tchouaméni makes way for N’Golo Kanté.
61′ France feels the pressure. Brazil maintains intensity, forcing France to defend deeper.
62′ Joao Pedro enters for Brazil. Gabriel Martinelli is substituted for the Chelsea forward.
65′ FRANCE DOUBLES THE LEAD WITH EKITIKE! Proving us wrong, as France works the ball from defense, Ekitike, Rabiot, and Olise combine. Olise perfectly finds the Liverpool striker, who chips Ederson to make it 2-0.
66′ Double French change. Hugo Ekitike and Kylian Mbappé are replaced by Désiré Doué and Marcus Thuram.
70′ End of the final hydration break. France enters the final stretch full of confidence despite the numerical disadvantage.
71′ Triple change for Brazil. Ibanez, Danilo Santos, and Igor Thiago replace Wesley, Douglas Santos, and Matheus Cunha.
72′ Konaté booked.
Despite playing with 10 men after Upamecano’s red card, France secures the victory in this gala friendly, thanks to goals from Mbappé and Ekitike. For the latest Resultados Futbol Hoy and live updates on international matches, visit Resultados Futbol Hoy.