France vs Brazil, International Friendly
· International FriendlyNeymar and Willian shine as Brazil defeat France
Chile slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Iran on Thursday in their second-to-last friendly before hosting the Copa America in June.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Luiz Gustavo (Brazil).
- 7': Corner, France. Conceded by Danilo.
- 7': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Raphael Varane.
- 7': Corner, France. Conceded by ElÃas.
- 8': Delay in match Jefferson (Brazil) because of an injury.
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Foul by Karim Benzema (France).
- 9': Willian (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
- 16': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
- 17': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Filipe Luis (Brazil).
- 20': Attempt saved. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oscar.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Oscar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, France. Conceded by ElÃas.
- 21': Goal! France 1, Brazil 0. Raphael Varane (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Offside, France. Mathieu Valbuena tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt missed. ElÃas (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oscar.
- 28': Corner, France. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 28': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sakho (France) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
- 28': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
- 30': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
- 31': Foul by Bacary Sagna (France).
- 31': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
- 37': Corner, France. Conceded by Miranda.
- 40': Goal! France 1, Brazil 1. Oscar (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 43': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by ElÃas (Brazil).
- 44': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Luiz Gustavo (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by ElÃas.
- 45': First Half ends, France 1, Brazil 1.
- 0': Second Half begins France 1, Brazil 1.
- 47': Moussa Sissoko (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by ElÃas (Brazil).
- 50': Attempt saved. Luiz Gustavo (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by ElÃas.
- 55': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Morgan Schneiderlin.
- 56': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Brazil) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Goal! France 1, Brazil 2. Neymar (Brazil) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Willian following a fast break.
- 58': Moussa Sissoko (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Brazil).
- 59': Corner, France. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 59': Attempt saved. Moussa Sissoko (France) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 60': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
- 61': Attempt blocked. ElÃas (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
- 62': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
- 62': Thiago Silva (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 63': Corner, France. Conceded by Jefferson.
- 68': Attempt saved. Oscar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar.
- 68': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
- 69': Goal! France 1, Brazil 3. Luiz Gustavo (Brazil) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Attempt saved. Willian (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
- 71': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
- 74': Substitution, France. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Moussa Sissoko.
- 74': Substitution, France. Nabil Fekir replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 75': Nabil Fekir (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by ElÃas (Brazil).
- 78': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Filipe Luis.
- 78': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Luiz Gustavo (Brazil).
- 79': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (France).
- 79': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Mathieu Valbuena (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
- 81': Bacary Sagna (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Oscar (Brazil).
- 82': Substitution, France. Dimitri Payet replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
- 83': Substitution, Brazil. Douglas Costa replaces Willian.
- 84': Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Blaise Matuidi.
- 86': Substitution, Brazil. Souza replaces Oscar.
- 87': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 88': Substitution, Brazil. Luiz Adriano replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 89': Foul by Patrice Evra (France).
- 89': Danilo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Brazil. Fernandinho replaces Luiz Gustavo.
- 90': Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
- 90': Substitution, Brazil. Marcelo replaces ElÃas.
- 90': Dangerous play by Morgan Schneiderlin (France).
- 90': Fernandinho (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Morgan Schneiderlin (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Geoffrey Kondogbia (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Fernandinho (Brazil).
- 90': Second Half ends, France 1, Brazil 3.
- 0': Match ends, France 1, Brazil 3.
Statistics
 BRA |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 10 |
| 50 | Possession | 50 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 442 | Accurate Passes | 426 |
| 513 | Passes | 508 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 26 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 32 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Line-Ups
France (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 5 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 4 | Raphaël Varane |
| 3 | Patrice Evra |
| 15 | Bacary Sagna |
| 22 | Morgan Schneiderlin  |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 18 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 10 | Karim Benzema |
| 11 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 8 | Mathieu Valbuena |
Brazil (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson (GK) |
| 3 | Miranda |
| 14 | Thiago Silva |
| 6 | Filipe Luís |
| 2 | Danilo |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 17 | Luiz Gustavo |
| 8 | Elias |
| 18 | Roberto Firmino |
| 11 | Oscar |
| 19 | Willian |
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