2026 World Cup: a difficult first opponent for the Blues

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By: Manu Tournoux

By redeeming its ticket for the World Cup during this last international gathering of 2026, the French team has fulfilled the first part of its contract.
The Blues can now look forward to the American World Cup.

You will have to wait until December 5 and the draw for the group stage to find out France’s first opponents in the tournament. But while waiting for the great adventure, Didier Deschamps’ men will have the right to a prestigious opponent.

According to information from Canal +, the France team should indeed have the opportunity to face Brazil on March 26, 2026.

France-Brazil, a great classic of world football

If this poster and its date are confirmed, France and Brazil will meet again after multiple confrontations that remain in memories. This shock has indeed fueled the legend of the French team, thanks to the coronation of 1998 in the World Cup final, but also to France-Brazil in the quarter-final of the 2006 World Cup, and that of 1986 for the oldest.

Kylian Mbappé could also meet his Real Madrid friend Vinicius Jr and his former PSG teammate, Neymar, if the latter returns to the field by then. Played in Boston, this gala match would finally allow the selection to make its mark on the American continent before the month of June.