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Brazil, France to Face Off at Gillette Stadium on Thursday

The MBTA operates four special express trains from Boston to Gillette Stadium to transport fans, expecting to carry about a third of stadium capacity, with $30 round-trip tickets sold via the mTicket app.

  • On Thursday, March 26, Brazil and France face off in a friendly match at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, as part of 'Road to 26' preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
  • Hosting international matches this summer makes this exhibition a key test for the region as national teams prepare for the upcoming World Cup tournament.
  • Special event trains will run from South Station to Foxboro Station, with $30 round-trip tickets available exclusively via the mTicket app for fans attending.
  • Interim transportation secretary Phillip Eng expressed confidence the agency will meet demands, though transit advocates questioned whether capacity upgrades will be completed in time.
  • Officials are constructing a permanent high-level platform at Foxboro Station to accelerate passenger boarding during World Cup matches and accommodate up to 2 million expected visitors.
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If 77 days after the World Cup one could choose a main course with the aim set in the maximum football date, one of the first matches that would come out of the fans would be a cross between Brazil and France. This encounter, which can leave a lot of cloth to cut, is disputed since 17 o'clock in our country at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts, United States. Brazil went out to play 4-2-3-1 with Ederson; Wesley, Leo Pereira, Bremer and Douglas S…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Less than three months from the kick-off of the 2026 World Cup, the French team is launching its preparation for the competition on Thursday in Boston, with a prestigious friendly match against the Brazilian selection.

·Paris, France
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The international friendly matches begin with FIFA, where one of the main events of this Thursday is Brazil's clash with France.This is an important commitment for both teams, which begin to prepare for what will be the next 2026 Football World Cup, which will take place in the middle of the year in the United States, Canada and Mexico.The duel also has the particularity of facing two comrades from Real Madrid, where Vinícius Jr. and Kylian Mbap…

·Chile
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Two and a half months from the start of the tournament, the French team is offering itself on Thursday 26 March a prestigious opponent, Brazil, deprived of several major players.

·Paris, France
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Boston Globe broke the news in Boston, United States on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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