Summary

  • Varane header from a corner

  • Oscar with left-foot poke to equalise

  • Neymar with powerful left-foot strike

  • Unmarked Gustavo header from corner

  • France's first defeat since World Cup exit

  1. Postpublished at 22:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Right, we are done and dusted for tonight. Time to watch a late-night cop film starring Sly Stallone. But don't forget to come back and join us tomorrow when England host Lithuania - and see if Harry Kane makes his debut. See you later!

  2. Postpublished at 22:22 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    All four UK teams and the Republic of Ireland have never qualified for the same European Championship. Could that be a step closer? The picture will become a little clearer after this weekend - find out how they currently stand in their qualifying groups.

  3. Euro 2016 qualifierspublished at 22:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Although hosts France don't have to worry about it, plenty of other nations are worrying about Euro 2016 qualification - particularly the Home Nations. Here are the weekend's fixtures...

    England v Lithuania (Fri, 19:45 GMT)

    Israel v Wales (Sat, 17:00)

    Scotland v Gibraltar (Sun, 17:00)

    Northern Ireland v Finland (Sun, 19:00)

    Republic of Ireland v Poland (Sun, 19:45)

  4. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 22:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    El Don Carter: Neymar can be a Brazil great definitely. His records at 23 is staggering, he only needs to win few trophies and that's it.

  5. Postpublished at 22:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Meanwhile, France will look to bounce back from this sobering defeat when they return to the Stade de France on Sunday. Denmark will be the opposition.

  6. Postpublished at 22:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    So the France and Brazil players will be enjoying a well-earned post-match scrub before going back to the team hotel to chill out in front of the telly later.

    But then it will be back to the grind for all of them on Sunday. Brazil take on South American rivals Chile in a friendly. In London, of course. And guess what? You will not miss a kick in our live text coverage of that match at the Emirates Stadium.

  7. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 22:06 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Tamrat Demllie: Well deserved Brazil, and poor defence from France. France look dangerous when they attack but great credit to Brazil midfielder.

  8. Stat attackpublished at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Opta Jean:, external France have conceded three goals at the Stade de France for the second time, after their 2-3 loss v Russia on 5 June 1999.

  9. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 22:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Sholly: This overrated Brazil team will keep winning friendlies. When they get to the big stage, they will be thumped

  10. FULL-TIMEpublished at 22:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    So what have we learned from those 90 minutes in Paris? In a nutshell, France don't look anywhere near good enough to win Euro 2016 at the moment. Brazil are nowhere near finished as a footballing force. And Premier League managers can sleep well tonight knowing none of their players have picked up knocks.

  11. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    And there it is. Italian ref Nicola Rizzoli toots his whistle for the final time tonight, ending France's misery against a very happy Brazilian squad.

  12. Postpublished at 21:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    The game is petering out to a close now, neither side is creating anything. A midfield snooze-fest while we wait for the whistle.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Here's the fourth official again - he's been the star of the show in the last 10 minutes. Real Madrid left-back Marcelo appears for his first appearance in a Selecao shirt since the World Cup.

  14. INJURY TIMEpublished at 21:52 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    The fourth official hoists his electronic board into the air again - but not for a substitution. This time he is telling us that there will be four minutes of stoppage time. Four minutes for France to claim an unlikely draw.

  15. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    This match is like a spluttering motor with a learner driver at the wheel. Stop, start. Stop, start. More subs, this time for Brazil, as Firmino is swapped for Luiz Adriano, before Manchester City's Fernandinho comes on for the final finale.

  16. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 21:48 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Sholly: This overrated brazil team will keep winning friendlies. when they get to the big stage, they will be thumped

    John McEnerney: Neymar wont make it into the top 10 all time great Brazilian players ever, there's about 15 ahead of him!

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  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:48 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Not much action on the pitch at the moment - it is all on the touchline. Jose Mourinho will be pleased to see Chelsea midfielder Oscar given a short breather in place of Souza.

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:46 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    This match is beginning to become very stop start. Brazil's Douglas Costa replaces Willian, while Olivier Giroud - making his first France appearance since the World Cup - appears in place of Blaise Matuidi.

  19. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:43 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    And here is the said France substitution. Marseille forward Dimitri Payet trots on for Mathieu Valbuena.