Kylian Mbappe, Hugo Ekitike
March 2026

France beat Brazil 2-1 in Foxborough, with Kylian Mbappe opening the scoring and Hugo Ekitike adding the second. The win came despite France going down to 10 men, giving them a strong result against elite opposition ahead of the World Cup. Reuters reported Mbappe scored in the 32nd minute and Ekitike made it 2-0 after Dayot Upamecano had been sent off early in the second half. Brazil pulled one back through Gleison Bremer, but France held on and Mbappe moved to within one goal of Olivier Giroud’s national scoring record.