France vs Norway, International Friendly
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France are hosting Norway
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.
- 1': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norway).
- 2': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
- 2': Corner, France. Conceded by Örjan Nyland.
- 2': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
- 2': Attempt missed. Yohan Cabaye (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 4': Delay in match Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway) because of an injury.
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
- 9': Mamadou Sakho (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Yohan Cabaye (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
- 11': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (France).
- 11': Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Mats Möller Daehli (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (France).
- 15': Goal! France 1, Norway 0. Paul Pogba (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
- 16': Mamadou Sakho (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Mamadou Sakho (France).
- 17': Offside, Norway. Alexander Tettey tries a through ball, but Tarik Elyounoussi is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Laurent Koscielny.
- 21': Mats Möller Daehli (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (France).
- 22': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
- 22': Mats Möller Daehli (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (France).
- 23': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
- 23': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norway).
- 23': Stéphane Ruffier (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
- 26': Attempt missed. Havard Nordtveit (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 28': Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (France).
- 29': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 30': Alexander Tettey (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
- 34': Havard Nordtveit (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
- 36': Mats Möller Daehli (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 39': Attempt saved. Alexander Tettey (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 39': Foul by Ruben Jenssen (Norway).
- 39': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Paul Pogba.
- 42': Attempt saved. Tom Høgli (Norway) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua King.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Mats Möller Daehli (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 42': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Yohan Cabaye.
- 44': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norway).
- 44': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Alexander Tettey (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Yohan Cabaye (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Offside, France. Yohan Cabaye tries a through ball, but Mathieu Debuchy is caught offside.
- 45': First Half ends, France 1, Norway 0.
- 45': Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Patrice Evra.
- 45': Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Paul Pogba.
- 0': Second Half begins France 1, Norway 0.
- 46': Ruben Jenssen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (France).
- 48': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
- 49': Foul by Ruben Jenssen (Norway).
- 49': Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Mathieu Valbuena (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 51': Mats Möller Daehli (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
- 51': Goal! France 2, Norway 0. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
- 53': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
- 53': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Laurent Koscielny (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 54': Attempt saved. Stefan Johansen (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Jenssen.
- 56': Corner, France. Conceded by Martin Linnes.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Blaise Matuidi (France) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 57': Attempt missed. Mathieu Valbuena (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 57': Substitution, Norway. Daniel Braaten replaces Ruben Jenssen.
- 58': Attempt missed. Yohan Cabaye (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
- 63': Substitution, Norway. Havard Nielsen replaces Joshua King.
- 63': Foul by Havard Nielsen (Norway).
- 63': Moussa Sissoko (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Substitution, France. Loïc Remy replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 66': Offside, France. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Mathieu Valbuena is caught offside.
- 67': Goal! France 3, Norway 0. Loïc Remy (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy with a through ball.
- 69': Goal! France 4, Norway 0. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, France. Clément Grenier replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
- 71': Foul by Havard Nielsen (Norway).
- 71': Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt missed. Loïc Remy (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
- 72': Substitution, Norway. Anders Konradsen replaces Alexander Tettey.
- 72': Substitution, Norway. Valon Berisha replaces Tarik Elyounoussi.
- 74': Substitution, France. Rio Mavuba replaces Blaise Matuidi.
- 75': Valon Berisha (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Loïc Remy (France).
- 77': Substitution, Norway. Jone Samuelsen replaces Mats Möller Daehli.
- 77': Jone Samuelsen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
- 77': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
- 79': Foul by Daniel Braaten (Norway).
- 79': Rio Mavuba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Havard Nordtveit (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
- 80': Substitution, France. Rémy Cabella replaces Yohan Cabaye.
- 85': Jone Samuelsen (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
- 86': Attempt saved. Loïc Remy (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 88': Daniel Braaten (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (France).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Jone Samuelsen (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anders Konradsen.
- 88': Foul by Anders Konradsen (Norway).
- 88': Mathieu Debuchy (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Valon Berisha (Norway).
- 88': Clément Grenier (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Attempt saved. Loïc Remy (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
- 90': Corner, France. Conceded by Örjan Nyland.
- 90': Substitution, Norway. Stian Ringstad replaces Martin Linnes.
- 90': Foul by Jone Samuelsen (Norway).
- 90': Laurent Koscielny (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Daniel Braaten (Norway).
- 90': Rémy Cabella (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Corner, France. Conceded by Tom Høgli.
- 90': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Loïc Remy.
- 90': Second Half ends, France 4, Norway 0.
- 0': Match ends, France 4, Norway 0.
Statistics
 NOR |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 10 | Saves | 6 |
| 44.4 | Possession | 55.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 342 | Accurate Passes | 456 |
| 435 | Passes | 538 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 13 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 11 | Tackles | 11 |
| 1.0 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 16 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 79,000
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 79,000
Line-Ups
France (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 5 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 21 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 3 | Patrice Evra |
| 2 | Mathieu Debuchy |
| 6 | Yohan Cabaye |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 19 | Paul Pogba |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 11 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 8 | Mathieu Valbuena |
Norway (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ørjan Nyland (GK) |
| 5 | Brede Hangeland |
| 8 | Håvard Nordtveit |
| 2 | Tom Høgli |
| 3 | Martin Linnes |
| 19 | Ruben Jenssen |
| 15 | Alexander Tettey  |
| 20 | Mats Daehli |
| 6 | Stefan Johansen |
| 7 | Joshua King |
| 10 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 10 | Tarik Elyounoussi |
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