France vs Sweden, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAPaul Pogba and Dimitri Payet steer France to win over Sweden
Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet steer France to win over Sweden
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Offside, France. Patrice Evra tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 5': Dimitri Payet (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
- 7': Offside, France. Raphael Varane tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (France).
- 10': John Guidetti (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. John Guidetti (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 11': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 14': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 15': Corner, France. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
- 15': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet following a corner.
- 18': Djibril Sidibe (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
- 18': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 19': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (France) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 20': Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Ola Toivonen (Sweden).
- 21': Attempt missed. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Ola Toivonen (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Guidetti.
- 24': Delay in match Patrice Evra (France) because of an injury.
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Dimitri Payet (France).
- 28': Foul by John Guidetti (Sweden).
- 28': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Corner, France. Conceded by Andreas Granqvist.
- 36': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (France).
- 36': Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
- 37': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jakob Johansson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jimmy Durmaz.
- 38': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Blaise Matuidi.
- 41': Offside, France. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
- 42': Ola Toivonen (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Andreas Granqvist (Sweden).
- 42': Raphael Varane (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, France 0, Sweden 0.
- 45': Second Half begins France 0, Sweden 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a cross.
- 47': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Patrice Evra with a cross.
- 49': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Jakob Johansson (Sweden).
- 50': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 53': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (France).
- 54': Goal! France 0, Sweden 1. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 56': Offside, France. Patrice Evra tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 57': Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
- 57': Emil Krafth (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Goal! France 1, Sweden 1. Paul Pogba (France) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 58': Offside, France. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Jakob Johansson (Sweden).
- 60': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Attempt saved. Raphael Varane (France) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 61': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 61': Corner, France. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
- 62': Delay in match Ola Toivonen (Sweden) because of an injury.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 65': Goal! France 2, Sweden 1. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 66': Substitution, Sweden. Oscar Hiljemark replaces Albin Ekdal.
- 66': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Guidetti following a corner.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (France).
- 71': John Guidetti (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Offside, Sweden. Emil Krafth tries a through ball, but John Guidetti is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Sweden. Isaac Kiese Thelin replaces John Guidetti.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
- 74': Attempt saved. Blaise Matuidi (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 74': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Patrice Evra.
- 75': Dimitri Payet (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Jakob Johansson (Sweden).
- 75': Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Corner, France. Conceded by Jimmy Durmaz.
- 77': Hand ball by Raphael Varane (France).
- 81': Corner, France. Conceded by Andreas Granqvist.
- 83': Foul by Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden).
- 83': Raphael Varane (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
- 85': Offside, France. Dimitri Payet tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 86': Attempt missed. Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
- 87': Substitution, Sweden. Pontus Jansson replaces Jimmy Durmaz.
- 88': Substitution, France. N'Golo Kanté replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 88': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
- 90': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 90': Paul Pogba (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Offside, Sweden. Ola Toivonen tries a through ball, but Isaac Kiese Thelin is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Blaise Matuidi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden).
- 90'+3': Hugo Lloris (France) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, France 2, Sweden 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, France 2, Sweden 1.
Statistics
 SWE |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 31.4 | Possession | 68.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 182 | Accurate Passes | 487 |
| 248 | Passes | 538 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 29 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 80,000
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Attendance: 80,000
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
France (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK)  |
| 21 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 4 | Raphaël Varane |
| 3 | Patrice Evra |
| 19 | Djibril Sidibé |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 8 | Dimitri Payet |
| 18 | Moussa Sissoko |
Sweden (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 4 | Andreas Granqvist |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 6 | Ludwig Augustinsson |
| 16 | Emil Krafth |
| 8 | Albin Ekdal |
| 13 | Jakob Johansson |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 21 | Jimmy Durmaz |
| 20 | Ola Toivonen |
| 11 | John Guidetti |
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