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Match Report

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Giroud and Griezmann score in France's easy win vs. Wales

France underlined their status as World Cup contenders next summer with an impressive 2-0 friendly win over Wales in Paris.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
2
37.3
Possession
62.7
6
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
347
Accurate Passes
641
428
Passes
714
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
9
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
50
15
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
29
Effective Clearances
13
29
Clearances
13

Lineups

FRA · 4-4-2

  1. 16Steve MandandaG
  2. 5Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 21Laurent KoscielnyCD-R
  4. 3Layvin KurzawaLB
  5. 2Christophe JalletRB
  6. 14Blaise MatuidiCM-L
  7. 6Corentin TolissoCM-R
  8. 11Kingsley ComanLM
  9. 12Kylian MbappéRM
  10. 9Olivier GiroudCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Benjamin PavardSUB
  2. 1Alphonse AreolaSUB
  3. 20Anthony MartialSUB
  4. 17Lucas DigneSUB
  5. 13Florian ThauvinSUB
  6. 22Presnel KimpembeSUB
  7. 4Raphaël VaraneSUB
  8. 24Steven N'ZonziSUB
  9. 10Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  10. 8Nabil FekirSUB
  11. 18Moussa SissokoSUB
  12. 15Adrien RabiotSUB
  13. 23Benoit CostilSUB

WAL · 3-5-1-1

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD
  3. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 5James ChesterCD-R
  5. 16Joe LedleyCM-L
  6. 8Andy KingCM-R
  7. 7Joe AllenAM
  8. 3Neil TaylorLM
  9. 2Chris GunterRM
  10. 9Sam VokesF
  11. 10Aaron RamseyRCF

Substitutes

  1. 15Ethan AmpaduSUB
  2. 22Ben WoodburnSUB
  3. 12Chris MaxwellSUB
  4. 13Lee EvansSUB
  5. 23Ryan HedgesSUB
  6. 11Tom LawrenceSUB
  7. 20Marley WatkinsSUB
  8. 17Tom LockyerSUB
  9. 14David EdwardsSUB
  10. 19Tom BradshawSUB
  11. 21Danny WardSUB
  12. 18David BrooksSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! France 1, Wales 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
  2. 45' Substitution, France. Benjamin Pavard replaces Christophe Jallet.
  3. 45' Substitution, France. Steven N'Zonzi replaces Corentin Tolisso.
  4. 53' Joe Allen (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Substitution, France. Nabil Fekir replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  6. 63' Substitution, Wales. Ben Woodburn replaces Ben Davies.
  7. 64' Substitution, Wales. Ethan Ampadu replaces Joe Ledley.
  8. 64' Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Andy King.
  9. 71' Goal! France 2, Wales 0. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe with a cross.
  10. 73' Substitution, France. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Olivier Giroud.
  11. 73' Substitution, France. Anthony Martial replaces Kingsley Coman.
  12. 83' Substitution, Wales. Tom Lawrence replaces Sam Vokes.
  13. 84' Substitution, France. Florian Thauvin replaces Kylian Mbappe.

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