Brazil, France, Colombia, Croatia to play March pre-World Cup matches in USA

Four World Cup contenders will play March friendlies within the United States as a part of a “Road to 26” collection of video games held throughout three cities throughout the FIFA worldwide window.

Brazil, Colombia, France and Croatia will stage video games in Boston, Orlando and Washington, D.C., as a part of the collection, sources advised The Athletic.

The collection will open on Thursday, March 26, when Brazil squares off with France at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., at 4 p.m. ET. The Brazil-France match-up is a rematch of the 1998 World Cup ultimate received by Les Bleus. The two superpowers, each high 5 within the FIFA world rankings, most not too long ago met in March 2015 in Paris. For France, the match additionally supplies a sneak peek at certainly one of its World Cup venues; it’ll play Norway at Gillette Stadium to shut play in Group I.

France, led by Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé and 2025 Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé, topped its group in UEFA World Cup qualifying. Brazil completed a stunning fifth in CONMEBOL qualifying, however is now led by five-time Champions League-winning supervisor Carlo Ancelotti, who took cost in May 2025.

The collection continues with Colombia taking over Croatia at Camping World Stadium in Orlando at 7:30 p.m. ET.

It’s the primary match-up between Colombia, a dark-horse World Cup contender that includes Bayern Munich star Luis Díaz, and Croatia, which completed third on the 2022 World Cup and runner-up in 2018.

Games will then proceed on Sunday March 29, with Colombia going through France at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., at 3 p.m. ET. Colombia might be accustomed to the venue, because it beat the U.S. there, 5-1, forward of the 2024 Copa América.

The collection will wrap up on Tuesday, March 31, at Camping World Stadium with a Brazil-Croatia recreation at 8 p.m. ET. The two international locations confronted off within the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals, the place Croatia superior on penalties.

Tickets for all four matches will go on sale on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. ET, with followers additionally in a position to register for pre-sale entry.