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Brazil set for two cracking friendlies ahead of the World Cup
Dec 20 2025 02:55 · By onefootball.com · 206 Reads
The Brazilian National Team confirmed two tremendous friendlies: they will face France on March 26 in Boston, and five days later, Croatia in Orlando, as preparation for the 2026 World Cup , the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) reported this Friday.
La Canarinha will take on the team led by Kylian Mbappé at the Gillette Stadium in Boston (United States), where seven matches of the upcoming World Cup will be held.
If there are no injuries, it will be a great opportunity to see Vinícius Júnior and Mbappé, Real Madrid stars, face to face. France was the champion of Russia 2018 and a finalist in Qatar 2022, when they lost to Lionel Messi's Argentina.
On March 31, the team led by Carlo Ancelotti will play against Croatia at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, where there is a large Brazilian community.
With an experienced group led by Luka Modric, former Real Madrid player and now with AC Milan , Croatia was a finalist in the 2018 Russia World Cup and finished third four years later.
In fact, Croatia was Brazil's nemesis in Qatar, when the team then led by Neymar fell in penalties in the quarterfinals.
The headquarters for the five-time world champion for the two friendlies against France and Croatia will be the 'ESPN Complex' in Orlando, where the players will stay and train.
"These will be two high-level matches against two top-tier teams in world football," stated Rodrigo Caetano, general coordinator of the Brazilian men's teams, in a note.
In the draw for the final phase of the 2026 World Cup held last December 5 in Washington, Brazil was placed in Group C along with Morocco , Scotland , and Haiti .
La Canarinha will play the first phase of the World Cup on U.S. soil, which also has Mexico and Canada as hosts.
Ancelotti's team will debut on June 13 against Morocco in New Jersey, then face Haiti on June 19 in Philadelphia, and Scotland five days later in Miami.
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