On Thursday evening at 9:00 pm (French time), the French team faces Brazil in Foxborough south of Boston in a friendly match ahead of the 2026 World Cup. For this match, Didier Deschamps is expected to once again use four players with an offensive vocation.
A mini-American tour to prepare for the 2026 World Cup. This Thursday, March 26, the French team begins its preparation for the World Cup by facing Brazil in a friendly match, before taking on Colombia on Sunday (9:00 pm, French time). Two matches that should allow Didier Deschamps to involve as many players as possible.
On Thursday, in goal, Mike Maignan is expected to earn his 38th cap for France against Brazil. In defense, the quartet of Gusto-Upamecano-Konate-Theo Hernandez is expected to start.
Mbappé to start but with limited playing time
Al-Hilal player should be preferred to Lucas Digne. Aurélien Tchouaméni and Adrien Rabiot could be paired in the heart of midfield. It is especially in the offensive sector that the Blues will deploy many of their assets. Ousmane Dembélé should be paired with Michael Olise and Désiré Doué. But the positioning of the Ballon d’Or will be closely watched as he is used to playing in the center in Paris.
The use of Kylian Mbappé will also be monitored. The captain of the Blues will have playing time at Gillette Stadium but is not expected to play the entire match. A playing time of about an hour is mentioned. “He can start, not play the whole match. He can come on, like the other 24 players. He is part of this reflection. Each player has a particular situation,” Didier Deschamps confided to the media yesterday.
Probable lineup of the Blues for Brazil:
Maignan – Gusto, Upamecano, Konate, T. Hernandez – Tchouaméni, Rabiot – Dembélé, Olise, Doué – Mbappé.
Arthur Perrot, Florent Germain, and Jean-Louis Tourre, in Boston (United States)
