FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, March 25, 2017
France DWWWD 3
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Luxembourg LLLDL 1
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LUX101
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Match Report

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Olivier Giroud brace helps France win away to Luxembourg

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

FRA leads series 2-0

Lineups

LUX · 4-4-2

  1. 1Anthony MorisG
  2. 8Christopher Martins PereiraCD-L
  3. 2Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 4Kevin MalgetLB
  5. 18Laurent JansRB
  6. 7Lars GersonCM-L
  7. 6Chris PhilippsCM-R
  8. 9Daniel da MotaLM
  9. 17Mario MutschRM
  10. 22Aurélien JoachimCF-L
  11. 11Stefano BensiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Vincent ThillSUB
  2. 3Enes MahmutovicSUB
  3. 23Youn CzekanowiczSUB
  4. 16Eric VeigaSUB
  5. 14Gerson RodriguesSUB
  6. 5Florian BohnertSUB
  7. 19Yann Matias MarquesSUB
  8. 12Ralph SchonSUB
  9. 13Dirk CarlsonSUB
  10. 20David TurpelSUB
  11. 15Tim HallSUB
  12. 21Maurice DevilleSUB

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 22Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 21Laurent KoscielnyCD-R
  4. 15Benjamin MendyLB
  5. 19Djibril SidibéRB
  6. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  7. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  8. 13N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 8Dimitri PayetAM-L
  11. 11Ousmane DembéléAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Florian ThauvinSUB
  2. 12Kylian MbappéSUB
  3. 4Tiemoué BakayokoSUB
  4. 6Corentin TolissoSUB
  5. 10Kevin GameiroSUB
  6. 20Thomas LemarSUB
  7. 5Adil RamiSUB
  8. 18Adrien RabiotSUB
  9. 3Layvin KurzawaSUB
  10. 2Christophe JalletSUB
  11. 23Benoit CostilSUB
  12. 16Alphonse AreolaSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Substitution, Luxembourg. Ralph Schon replaces Anthony Moris because of an injury.
  2. 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.
  3. 32' Blaise Matuidi (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Goal! Luxembourg 1, France 1. Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 36' Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 37' Goal! Luxembourg 1, France 2. Antoine Griezmann (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  7. 43' Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Chris Philipps (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, France. Christophe Jallet replaces Djibril Sidibe because of an injury.
  10. 62' Substitution, Luxembourg. Florian Bohnert replaces Mario Mutsch.
  11. 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.
  12. 78' Substitution, France. Kylian Mbappe replaces Dimitri Payet.
  13. 81' Substitution, Luxembourg. Gerson Rodrigues replaces Daniel Alves Da Mota.
  14. 83' Substitution, France. Adrien Rabiot replaces Blaise Matuidi.

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