Luxembourg vs France, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Luxembourg

34': Aurélien Joachim (P)

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France

28': Olivier Giroud
37': Antoine Griezmann (P)
77': Olivier Giroud

Olivier Giroud brace helps France win away to Luxembourg

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France saw off a spirited challenge from Luxembourg to win 3-1 at Stade Josy Barthel and stay clear at the top of World Cup qualifying Group A.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Laurent Jans (Luxembourg).
3': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Attempt missed. Stefano Bensi (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Laurent Jans.
8': Benjamin Mendy (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Foul by Mario Mutsch (Luxembourg).
8': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
9': Corner, France. Conceded by Kevin Malget.
13': Foul by Chris Philipps (Luxembourg).
13': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
15': Djibril Sidibe (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg).
15': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a through ball.
15': Delay in match Anthony Moris (Luxembourg) because of an injury.
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Offside, Luxembourg. Kevin Malget tries a through ball, but Aurélien Joachim is caught offside.
19': Delay in match Anthony Moris (Luxembourg) because of an injury.
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Substitution, Luxembourg. Ralph Schon replaces Anthony Moris because of an injury.
22': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (France).
22': Kevin Malget (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Lars Gerson (Luxembourg).
23': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Corner, France. Conceded by Kevin Malget.
24': Dimitri Payet (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg).
27': Corner, France. Conceded by Mario Mutsch.
27': Attempt missed. Samuel Umtiti (France) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
28': Goal! Luxembourg 0, France 1. Olivier Giroud (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
31': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
32': Penalty Luxembourg. Daniel Alves Da Mota draws a foul in the penalty area.
32': Penalty conceded by Blaise Matuidi (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
32': Blaise Matuidi (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Delay in match Olivier Giroud (France) because of an injury.
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Goal! Luxembourg 1, France 1. Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
35': Foul by Kevin Malget (Luxembourg).
35': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Chris Philipps (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
36': Penalty France. Djibril Sidibe draws a foul in the penalty area.
36': Penalty conceded by Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) after a foul in the penalty area.
36': Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Goal! Luxembourg 1, France 2. Antoine Griezmann (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
38': Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (France).
39': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
41': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Djibril Sidibe.
42': Blaise Matuidi (France) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
43': Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Offside, Luxembourg. Lars Gerson tries a through ball, but Aurélien Joachim is caught offside.
45': Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
45': Foul by Chris Philipps (Luxembourg).
45': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Chris Philipps (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
45'+3': Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Mario Mutsch (Luxembourg).
45'+4': First Half ends, Luxembourg 1, France 2.
45': Second Half begins Luxembourg 1, France 2.
47': Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
51': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
51': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (France).
51': Mario Mutsch (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Kevin Malget (Luxembourg).
52': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Dimitri Payet (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Chris Philipps (Luxembourg).
56': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Samuel Umtiti is caught offside.
57': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
57': Maxime Chanot (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
59': Attempt blocked. Stefano Bensi (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
60': Delay in match Djibril Sidibe (France) because of an injury.
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Substitution, France. Christophe Jallet replaces Djibril Sidibe because of an injury.
62': Substitution, Luxembourg. Florian Bohnert replaces Mario Mutsch.
63': Foul by Kevin Malget (Luxembourg).
63': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg).
64': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
65': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
66': Attempt blocked. Blaise Matuidi (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
66': Corner, France. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
67': Corner, France. Conceded by Florian Bohnert.
67': Attempt missed. Christophe Jallet (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
72': Benjamin Mendy (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg).
73': Foul by Maxime Chanot (Luxembourg).
73': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Chris Philipps (Luxembourg).
77': Goal! Luxembourg 1, France 3. Olivier Giroud (France) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
78': Substitution, France. Kylian Mbappe replaces Dimitri Payet.
80': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
80': Corner, France. Conceded by Ralph Schon.
80': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
81': Substitution, Luxembourg. Gerson Rodrigues replaces Daniel Alves Da Mota.
83': Substitution, France. Adrien Rabiot replaces Blaise Matuidi.
83': Foul by Kevin Malget (Luxembourg).
83': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
84': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
90'+1': Corner, France. Conceded by Kevin Malget.
90'+2': Corner, France. Conceded by Kevin Malget.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Benjamin Mendy.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Luxembourg 1, France 3.
90'+5': Match ends, Luxembourg 1, France 3.

Statistics

FRA		LUX
9	Fouls	19
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	6
62.9	Possession	37.1
17	SHOTS	3
9	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
428	Accurate Passes	206
503	Passes	294
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	2
30	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.1
48	Long Balls	59
32	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	1
13	Effective Tackles	8
16	Tackles	9
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
25	Effective Clearances	26
25	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stade Josy Barthel
Location: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Attendance: 8,000

WCQ - UEFA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Serbia	8	+9	20
2	Portugal	8	+11	17
3	Republic of Ireland	8	+3	9
4	Luxembourg	8	-10	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

Luxembourg (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Moris (GK)
8	Christopher Martins Pereira
2	Maxime Chanot
4	Kevin Malget
18	Laurent Jans
7	Lars Gerson
6	Chris Philipps
9	Daniel da Mota
17	Mario Mutsch
22	Aurélien Joachim
11	Stefano Bensi

Luxembourg Substitutes:

Vincent Thill, Enes Mahmutovic, Youn Czekanowicz, Eric Veiga, Gerson Rodrigues, Florian Bohnert, Yann Matias Marques, Ralph Schon, Dirk Carlson, David Turpel, Tim Hall, Maurice Deville.

France (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Hugo Lloris (GK)
22	Samuel Umtiti
21	Laurent Koscielny
15	Benjamin Mendy
19	Djibril Sidibé
7	Antoine Griezmann
14	Blaise Matuidi
13	N'Golo Kanté
9	Olivier Giroud
8	Dimitri Payet
11	Ousmane Dembélé

France Substitutes:

Florian Thauvin, Kylian Mbappé, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Corentin Tolisso, Kevin Gameiro, Thomas Lemar, Adil Rami, Adrien Rabiot, Layvin Kurzawa, Christophe Jallet, Benoit Costil, Alphonse Areola.

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