Kylian Mbappe set to start as Brazil faces France in Road to 26 friendly. Mbappe on fitness: 'I am ready to play, to start if necessary.' Live at 4 p.m. ET.

FOXBOROUGH — Long after the game was over, the grills were still smoking and the music was blaring in the Gillette Stadium lots. The Brazilian soccer fans weren’t ready to let the night end. Their team didn’t win its Thursday evening friendly against France,

Despite playing almost half the game down a player, France got the better of Brazil in an entertaining friendly at Gillette Stadium.

Brazil and France — return to the United States on Thursday for an international friendly at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough as part of “Road to 26,” a global exhibition series leading into the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Neymar gives his first thoughts on missing out from a call up to the Brazilian national team.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian sports court said on Thursday it suspended a defender of top-flight club Red Bull Bragantino for 12 matches because of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another reason to celebrate — an Olympic medal. It was the first-ever medal at the Winter Games for any country in ...

Brazil and France are among the favorites to win the 2026 World Cup.

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian sports court said on Thursday it suspended a defender of top-flight club Red Bull Bragantino for 12 matches because of sexist remarks he made about a female referee after a Sao Paulo state league game. Defender Gustavo ...

In the Brazil squad announcement for the first FIFA international window of 2026, Danilo is the only remaining player from the last match between Brazil and France, in March 2015Credits: Rafael