Brazil will play France in a high-profile friendly in Boston on Thursday, three months before the 2026 World Cup.
The match takes place at Gillette Stadium in Boston, with kick off scheduled for 8pm GMT.
How to Watch in the UK
In the United Kingdom, the match will be broadcast on ITV4 and streamed on ITVX.
Team News and Expected Lineups
Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil only finished fifth in their World Cup qualifying group. Ancelotti joined last summer, replacing Dorival Junior. They will face Scotland, Morocco and Haiti this summer.
Arsenal centre back Gabriel Magalhaes withdrew from the squad, a blow for Carlo Ancelotti. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is also unavailable. Neymar was not called-up while Igor Thiago will be hoping to obtain his first cap after impressing at Brentford.
France, winners of the 2018 World Cup and 2022 finalists, topped their qualifying group with Ukraine, Iceland and Azerbaijan. Didier Deschamps’ side will face Norway, Senegal and a play-off side this summer.
France have lost their key Arsenal defender in William Saliba due to injury. Jules Kounde is also out with a hamstring strain. Captain Kylian Mbappe looks set to be involved.
Here are the expected lineups:
- Brazil XI: Ederson; Wesley, Bremer, Marquinhos, D. Santos; Raphinha, Casemiro, A. Santos, Vinicius Jr; Cunha, Pedro
- France XI: Maignan; Gusto, Konate, Upamecano, T. Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Olise, Cherki, Mbappe; Dembele
A Look Back at Past Encounters
The last time these two met was 2015 in a friendly, with Brazil winning 3-1. The 1998 final is, of course, their most memorable meeting, with France winning 3-0.
Brazil will be looking to continue their positive form against France, while France will aim to avenge their defeat in the 2015 friendly.