Brazil-France (1-2): Kylian Mbappé scores and gets closer to the records of Fontaine and Giroud

Nothing says that history will stutter again for the Blues, that in fourteen weeks, when they meet Norway in Boston for their second World Cup match, Gillette Stadium will be synonymous with perfection in June. In form, the French team, even more so after being reduced to ten following the expulsion of Dayot Upamecano (55th), certainly remained very far from excellence this Thursday against Brazil.

Basically, she did what was expected of her, returned to success against an Auriverde selection that she had not beaten since February 9, 2011 (1-0), offered her first success to Didier Deschamps opposite Brazil as coach. And allowed two of its attackers, Kylian Mbappé (32nd) and Hugo Ekitike (65th), to become the 16th and 17th French scorers in history against the five-time world champions.

Still so decisive

In a match with very few chances, the number 10 of the Blues will have etched his name a little more in the romance of the France team. On Thursday, he became, after Marius Trésor, Michel Platini and Marcel Desailly, the fourth Frenchman to find the net with the armband around his arm.

Not necessarily a surprise, but good news for the French selection as the Real Madrid striker, victim of a partial rupture of a ligament in his left knee in December and forced to 24 days of infirmary and 5 matches of rest, was not necessarily in the best condition to continue his crazy series.

Because if he, forced and forced, took a statistical break in Madrid, he did not give up in the blue jersey. On the lawn of Gillette Stadium, Bondy’s idol has, as in each of his appearances in the blue jersey since June 5, 2025 and the setback against Spain (5-4) in the Nations League, always found the net.

A high class goal

Following an interception from Aurélien Tchouaméni in the midfield and a laser pass from Ousmane Dembélé, the number 10 put the turbo on to let go of Léo Pereira and steal his ball against a helpless Ederson (32nd).

An achievement full of composure which allows him to come and play elbows with the Golden Ball Michel Platini and Jean-Pierre Papin who had, in their time, also scored in his consecutive matches with the Blues.

Will Kylian Mbappé go for the record of Just Fontaine, the only French player in history to have done better by shaking the nets in eight matches in a row at the end of the week? The only certainty, on Thursday in Boston, he also came closer to the title of top scorer of the Blues held, for one goal, by Olivier Giroud (57). It remains to be seen whether Didier Deschamps will give him the opportunity to score a double on Sunday against Colombia in Washington.