France vs Brazil, International Friendly

· International Friendly

France

54': Karim Benzema

FT
1 - 0

Brazil

40': Hernanes

About

France are hosting Brazil at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Dani Alves (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
2': Foul by Adil Rami (France).
2': Robinho (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Adil Rami.
6': Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
7': Corner, France. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
9': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yoann Gourcuff with a through ball.
12': Foul by Jérémy Menez (France).
12': Hernanes (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Attempt missed. Alexandre Pato (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas.
14': Foul by Florent Malouda (France).
14': Elias (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
15': Jérémy Menez (France) wins a free kick in his own half.
15': Foul by Lucas (Brazil).
17': Florent Malouda (France) wins a free kick in his own half.
17': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
17': Foul by Adil Rami (France).
17': Alexandre Pato (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt blocked. Dani Alves (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
18': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yoann Gourcuff.
21': Foul by Alou Diarra (France).
21': Hernanes (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
23': Foul by Alou Diarra (France).
23': Dani Alves (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Elias (Brazil).
28': Offside, Brazil. Robinho tries a through ball, but Dani Alves is caught offside.
29': Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by David Luiz (Brazil).
30': Attempt missed. Alou Diarra (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Florent Malouda with a cross following a set piece situation.
30': Bacary Sagna (France) wins a free kick in his own half.
30': Foul by Robinho (Brazil).
33': Foul by Bacary Sagna (France).
33': André Santos (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
35': Attempt missed. Robinho (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Elias following a fast break.
37': Jérémy Menez (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Foul by Dani Alves (Brazil).
38': Bacary Sagna (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by André Santos (Brazil).
38': Florent Malouda (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
40': Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Hernanes (Brazil).
40': Hernanes (Brazil) is shown the red card for a bad foul.
40': Delay in match Karim Benzema (France) because of an injury.
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Corner, France. Conceded by André Santos.
43': Corner, France. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
44': Foul by Florent Malouda (France).
44': Dani Alves (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
45': Foul by Karim Benzema (France).
45': Thiago Silva (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
45': First Half ends, France 0, Brazil 0.
0': Second Half begins France 0, Brazil 0.
47': Corner, France. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
48': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Malouda with a cross.
48': Foul by Florent Malouda (France).
48': Elias (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
49': Foul by Philippe Mexes (France).
49': Alexandre Pato (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Offside, France. Jérémy Menez tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
53': Attempt saved. Yoann Gourcuff (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
54': Goal! France 1, Brazil 0. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Menez with a cross.
56': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoann Gourcuff with a headed pass.
56': Foul by André Santos (Brazil).
56': Jérémy Menez (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Substitution, Brazil. Jadson midfielder replaces Renato Augusto.
59': Corner, France. Conceded by David Luiz.
60': Substitution, France. Vassiriki Abou Diaby midfielder replaces Yann M'Vila.
61': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
62': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Philippe Mexes.
63': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Brazil) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross following a corner.
64': Foul by Elias (Brazil).
64': Yoann Gourcuff (France) wins a free kick in his own half.
64': Alexandre Pato (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
64': Foul by Philippe Mexes (France).
65': Robinho (Brazil) is shown the yellow card.
67': David Luiz (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
67': Foul by Jérémy Menez (France).
67': Jérémy Menez (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Hand ball by Yoann Gourcuff (France).
68': Elias (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
68': Foul by Alou Diarra (France).
69': Hand ball by Alexandre Pato (Brazil).
69': Substitution, France. Loïc Remy forward replaces Jérémy Menez.
70': Substitution, Brazil. Sandro midfielder replaces Robinho.
75': Jadson (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Alou Diarra (France).
76': Lucas (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
76': Foul by Yoann Gourcuff (France).
79': Offside, Brazil. Jadson tries a through ball, but Alexandre Pato is caught offside.
85': Foul by Elias (Brazil).
85': Florent Malouda (France) wins a free kick in his own half.
85': Substitution, Brazil. Hulk forward replaces Alexandre Pato.
86': Substitution, France. Kevin Gameiro forward replaces Karim Benzema.
86': Substitution, France. Yohan Cabaye midfielder replaces Yoann Gourcuff.
87': Dani Alves (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (France).
89': Substitution, Brazil. André forward replaces Elias.
89': Dani Alves (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Foul by Florent Malouda (France).
90': Foul by André Santos (Brazil).
90': Bacary Sagna (France) wins a free kick in his own half.
90': Delay in match Bacary Sagna (France) because of an injury.
90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Dani Alves (Brazil) wins a free kick in his own half.
90': Foul by Kevin Gameiro (France).
90': Second Half ends, France 1, Brazil 0.
0': Match ends, France 1, Brazil 0.

Statistics

BRA		FRA
14	Fouls	20
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	1
49.4	Possession	50.6
5	SHOTS	8
1	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
396	Accurate Passes	415
473	Passes	470
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
10	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.3
44	Long Balls	42
26	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.6	Long Balls %	0.8
1	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	23
19	Tackles	27
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
11	Effective Clearances	15
13	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 79,712

Line-Ups

France (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Hugo Lloris (GK)
5	Philippe Mexes
4	Adil Rami
3	Eric Abidal
2	Bacary Sagna
18	Alou Diarra
17	Yann M'vila
10	Karim Benzema
8	Yoann Gourcuff
15	Florent Malouda
14	Jérémy Ménez

France Substitutes:

Kevin Gameiro, Laurent Koscielny, Anthony Reveillere, Mamadou Sakho, Abou Diaby, Guillaume Hoarau, Gaël Clichy, Loïc Rémy, Steve Mandanda, Blaise Matuidi, Cédric Carrasso, Yohan Cabaye.

Brazil (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Julio César De León (GK)
4	David Luiz
3	Thiago Silva
6	André Santos
2	Dani Alves
5	Lucas Leiva
11	Hernanes
8	Elias
7	Robinho
9	Alexandre Pato
10	Renato Augusto

Brazil Substitutes:

Luisão, Marcelo, Hulk, Breno, Neto, Rafael Sobis, Sandro, Heurelho Gomes, André, Jadson, Anderson, Rafael.

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