France vs Ivory Coast, International Friendly

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France

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0 - 0

Ivory Coast

France fail to break down Ivory Coast in goalless friendly

France dominated their friendly at home to Ivory Coast but failed to break down their opponents as the match finished goalless in Lens.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Corner, France. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
3': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
4': Dimitri Payet (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Geoffroy Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire).
4': Geoffroy Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Foul by Max Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire).
5': Raphael Varane (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Hand ball by Paul Pogba (France).
9': Attempt missed. Kevin Gameiro (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
11': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
11': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Salomon Kalou is caught offside.
12': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
12': Salomon Kalou (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Attempt missed. Geoffroy Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
13': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
16': Dimitri Payet (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire).
19': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire).
19': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt missed. Kevin Gameiro (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
20': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (France).
20': Salomon Kalou (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
29': Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Geoffroy Serey Dié.
32': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire).
32': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
34': Foul by Max Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire).
34': Lucas Digne (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
34': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt missed. Max Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cheick Doukoure with a cross.
37': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
37': N'Golo Kanté (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Attempt saved. N'Golo Kanté (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
41': Corner, France. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
42': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire).
43': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (France).
43': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
45': Foul by Geoffroy Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire).
45': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': First Half ends, France 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
0': Match ends, France 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
45': Second Half begins France 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
45': Substitution, France. Laurent Koscielny replaces Raphael Varane.
45': Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Paul Pogba.
45': Substitution, France. Nabil Fekir replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
48': Dimitri Payet (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Geoffroy Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire).
48': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
49': Corner, France. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
50': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
50': Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Kanon tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
55': Djibril Sidibe (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Geoffroy Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire).
59': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Côte d'Ivoire).
60': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
60': Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
61': Corner, France. Conceded by Wilfried Kanon.
61': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (France).
61': Max Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Kevin Gameiro.
67': Attempt missed. Max Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left.
68': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Giovanni Sio replaces Jonathan Kodjia.
68': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ismael Diomande replaces Cheick Doukoure.
69': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (France) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe with a cross.
69': Corner, France. Conceded by Sylvain Gbohouo.
69': Substitution, France. Sébastien Corchia replaces Djibril Sidibe.
71': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salomon Kalou.
71': Delay in match Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire) because of an injury.
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
77': Delay in match Adrien Rabiot (France) because of an injury.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Substitution, France. Thomas Lemar replaces Adrien Rabiot.
81': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
81': Thomas Lemar (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Wilfried Kanon (Côte d'Ivoire).
84': Thomas Lemar (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pepe replaces Max Gradel.
86': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Victorien Angban replaces Geoffroy Serey Dié.
89': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+1': Foul by Thomas Lemar (France).
90'+1': Victorien Angban (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, France 0, Côte d'Ivoire 0.

Statistics

CIV		FRA
15	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	4
32.9	Possession	67.1
8	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	615
324	Passes	672
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
14	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.2
51	Long Balls	51
22	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	4
17	Effective Tackles	12
28	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
16	Effective Clearances	14
16	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France

Line-Ups

France (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Benoit Costil (GK)
4	Raphaël Varane
5	Adil Rami
17	Lucas Digne
19	Djibril Sidibé
13	N'Golo Kanté
15	Adrien Rabiot
6	Paul Pogba
10	Kevin Gameiro
8	Dimitri Payet
11	Ousmane Dembélé

France Substitutes:

Moussa Sissoko, Olivier Giroud, Steve Mandanda, Patrice Evra, Laurent Koscielny, Hugo Lloris, Thomas Lemar, Nabil Fekir, Eliaquim Mangala, Blaise Matuidi, Sébastien Corchia.

Ivory Coast (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Sylvain Gbohouo (GK)
9	Wilfried Kanon
4	Lamine Koné
18	Adama Traoré
17	Sèrge Aurier
10	Cheick Doukouré
11	Franck Kessié
20	Serey Dié
21	Jonathan Kodjia
8	Salomon Kalou
15	Max Gradel

Ivory Coast Substitutes:

Kouassi Eboue, Giovanni Sio, Nicolas Pépé, Ismael Diomandé, Mamadou Bagayoko, Serge N'Guessan, Badra Ali Sangaré, Simon Deli, Victorien Angban, Sayouba Mandé.

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