Match report
France beat Brazil 3–0 at France Arena in World Cup 2026. Mbappé opened the scoring in the 35th minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while Brazil have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
32'
Paquetá
⚽Mbappéassist Barcola
35'
2H
Upamecano
49'
⚽Griezmann
58'
⇄Almeida↓ Barcola
63'
63'
⇄Pereira↓ Vinícius
⇄Bianchi↓ Mbappé
72'
72'
⇄Nielsen↓ Endrick
⚽Barcolaassist Saliba
81'
Maignan
81'
Momentum
FR
⚽⚽⚽
BR
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 2, 2026 · 18:00
VenueFrance Arena · Neutral venue
Attendance22,571 / 28,571 (79%)
RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)
FIFA ranking
#12·
#1
#12·#1Where to watch
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Statistics
21Attempts18
13Successful11
6Errors9
Player of the match
Rodrygo7.8Lineups
FR 4-3-37.25Formation6.964-3-3 BR
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 |  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 |  England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 | |
| 13 |  USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:5 | -2 | 0 | |
| 15 |  Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:6 | -4 | 0 | |
| 16 |  Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025Brazil2-1FranceUEFA Nations League
2023Brazil0-2FranceInternational Friendly
2022France3-2BrazilUEFA Nations League
2021Brazil1-0France