Sweden vs France, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFALate Hugo Lloris howler hands France shock defeat in Sweden
Ola Toivonen's stoppage-time strike from the halfway line earned Sweden a dramatic 2-1 win over France in Group A of World Cup qualifying on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
- 3': Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (France).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy.
- 10': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
- 10': Jakob Johansson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 14': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
- 20': Offside, Sweden. Ola Toivonen tries a through ball, but Emil Forsberg is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
- 22': Laurent Koscielny (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
- 29': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 29': Ola Toivonen (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (France).
- 31': Ola Toivonen (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 33': Attempt missed. Mikael Lustig (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jimmy Durmaz.
- 34': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (France) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
- 35': Corner, France. Conceded by Andreas Granqvist.
- 36': Delay in match Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) because of an injury.
- 36': Delay in match Olivier Giroud (France) because of an injury.
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Goal! Sweden 0, France 1. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
- 38': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
- 38': Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Offside, Sweden. Victor Lindelöf tries a through ball, but Marcus Berg is caught offside.
- 43': Goal! Sweden 1, France 1. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
- 44': Delay in match Marcus Berg (Sweden) because of an injury.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Attempt missed. Benjamin Mendy (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 45'+2': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Djibril Sidibe.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sweden 1, France 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sweden 1, France 1.
- 46': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
- 49': Corner, France. Conceded by Mikael Lustig.
- 49': Attempt saved. Raphael Varane (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
- 50': Corner, France. Conceded by Jimmy Durmaz.
- 50': Attempt missed. Blaise Matuidi (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Pogba following a corner.
- 51': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 53': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
- 54': Dimitri Payet (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden).
- 55': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
- 56': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (France).
- 56': Ola Toivonen (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Attempt missed. Jakob Johansson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jimmy Durmaz.
- 63': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
- 63': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 65': Corner, France. Conceded by Andreas Granqvist.
- 65': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 65': Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Paul Pogba (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 66': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
- 67': Offside, Sweden. Emil Forsberg tries a through ball, but Marcus Berg is caught offside.
- 69': Corner, France. Conceded by Mikael Lustig.
- 70': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 71': Djibril Sidibe (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Emil Forsberg (Sweden).
- 74': Attempt missed. Djibril Sidibe (France) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 75': Dimitri Payet (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Jakob Johansson (Sweden).
- 76': Substitution, France. Kylian Mbappe replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 76': Substitution, France. Thomas Lemar replaces Dimitri Payet.
- 77': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Claesson replaces Jimmy Durmaz.
- 77': Substitution, Sweden. Sebastian Larsson replaces Albin Ekdal.
- 78': Hand ball by Paul Pogba (France).
- 82': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (France).
- 82': Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 89': Substitution, Sweden. John Guidetti replaces Marcus Berg.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Thomas Lemar (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 90'+3': Corner, France. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 90'+3': Goal! Sweden 2, France 1. Ola Toivonen (Sweden) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sweden 2, France 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Sweden 2, France 1.
Statistics
 FRA |
SWE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 56.2 | Possession | 43.8 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 439 | Accurate Passes | 324 |
| 517 | Passes | 419 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 31 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 12 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 21 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 48,783
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 48,783
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 6 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 6 | +1 | 9 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 6 | -12 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Sweden (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 4 | Andreas Granqvist |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 6 | Ludwig Augustinsson |
| 2 | Mikael Lustig |
| 8 | Albin Ekdal |
| 13 | Jakob Johansson |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 21 | Jimmy Durmaz |
| 20 | Ola Toivonen |
| 9 | Marcus Berg |
France (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 21 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 4 | Raphaël Varane |
| 3 | Benjamin Mendy |
| 19 | Djibril Sidibé |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 6 | Paul Pogba  |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 18 | Moussa Sissoko |
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