1. A sports competition, especially in football/soccer, played between two teams for practice or entertainment purposes rather than for official league points or tournament advancement
The national team played a friendly match against their rivals before the World Cup.
A seleção nacional jogou um jogo amistoso contra seus rivais antes da Copa do Mundo.
2. Any non-competitive game or match played in a spirit of goodwill and camaraderie
We organized a friendly match between the office teams to boost morale.
Organizamos um jogo amistoso entre os times do escritório para melhorar o moral.