FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Belgium WWWWW 0
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France WWDWW 1
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Gazprom Arena · 64,286 att.

Match Report

France advances to World Cup final, beats Belgium 1-0

France advanced to the World Cup final for the first time since 2006 with a 1-0 win over Belgium on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
3
60
Possession
40
9
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
542
Accurate Passes
289
594
Passes
345
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
26
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.4
36
Long Balls
47
25
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
12
12
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
9
15
Effective Clearances
24
15
Clearances
24

Head to Head

FRA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 2Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 13N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 14Blaise MatuidiAM-L
  11. 10Kylian MbappéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Steven N'ZonziSUB
  2. 8Thomas LemarSUB
  3. 17Adil RamiSUB
  4. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  5. 12Corentin TolissoSUB
  6. 16Steve MandandaSUB
  7. 18Nabil FekirSUB
  8. 19Djibril SidibéSUB
  9. 22Benjamin MendySUB
  10. 11Ousmane DembéléSUB
  11. 23Alphonse AreolaSUB
  12. 20Florian ThauvinSUB

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Vincent KompanyCD-L
  3. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 5Jan VertonghenLB
  5. 22Nacer ChadliRB
  6. 8Marouane FellainiAM
  7. 19Mousa DembéléLM
  8. 6Axel WitselRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 7Kevin De BruyneAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Koen CasteelsSUB
  2. 20Dedryck BoyataSUB
  3. 17Youri TielemansSUB
  4. 23Leander DendonckerSUB
  5. 3Thomas VermaelenSUB
  6. 16Thorgan HazardSUB
  7. 18Adnan JanuzajSUB
  8. 21Michy BatshuayiSUB
  9. 14Dries MertensSUB
  10. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  11. 11Yannick CarrascoSUB

Timeline

  1. 51' Goal! France 1, Belgium 0. Samuel Umtiti (France) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
  2. 60' Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Mousa Dembélé.
  3. 63' Eden Hazard (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 71' Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 80' Substitution, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco replaces Marouane Fellaini.
  6. 85' Substitution, France. Steven Nzonzi replaces Olivier Giroud.
  7. 86' Substitution, France. Corentin Tolisso replaces Blaise Matuidi because of an injury.
  8. 87' N'Golo Kanté (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+1' Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Nacer Chadli.
  10. 90'+3' Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+4' Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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