France is searching for back-to-back wins against South American opposition when it locks horns with Colombia in Maryland, United States, for Sunday’s friendly.
Brazil were France’s adversaries on Thursday as Didier Deschamps’s side played their first match of the calendar year, Les Bleus making a winning start to 2026 despite playing much of the encounter with 10 men. Dayot Upamecano’s red card didn’t prevent the two-time world champions from clinching a morale-boosting 2–1 victory, goals from Kylian Mbappé and Hugo Ekitiké sealing the triumph.
