Overview
- The friendly at Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium on Thursday opens France’s two‑match U.S. tour, with Colombia up next in Washington on Sunday.
- Kylian Mbappé is cleared to start with managed minutes after a recent knee sprain, and he rejected reports that Real Madrid doctors examined the wrong knee.
- Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti ruled Marquinhos out after a training knock, with other absences including Alisson and Rodrygo, and Flamengo’s Léo Pereira in line for a first cap.
- Didier Deschamps plans an attack‑heavy look featuring Dembélé, Olise, Doué and Mbappé, with rotation across the window and William Saliba unavailable through injury.
- France is bedding into its Boston base at the Four Seasons and is weighing a switch from Babson College to Bentley University for training due to field quality and cost.