FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, June 16, 2018
Australia WLDWW 1
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France LWWWD 2
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Ak Bars Arena · 41,279 att. · FS1

Match Report

Technology helps France beat gritty Australia 2-1 in Group C

Technology twice helped France at the World Cup on Saturday in its 2-1 victory over Australia in Group C.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
1
49
Possession
51
4
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
321
Accurate Passes
426
407
Passes
508
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
9
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
63
22
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
11
24
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
5
43
Effective Clearances
22
43
Clearances
22

Head to Head

FRA leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 2Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 13N'Golo KantéCM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 12Corentin TolissoRM
  9. 7Antoine GriezmannF
  10. 11Ousmane DembéléLF
  11. 10Kylian MbappéRF

Substitutes

  1. 14Blaise MatuidiSUB
  2. 20Florian ThauvinSUB
  3. 23Alphonse AreolaSUB
  4. 9Olivier GiroudSUB
  5. 18Nabil FekirSUB
  6. 16Steve MandandaSUB
  7. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  8. 8Thomas LemarSUB
  9. 15Steven N'ZonziSUB
  10. 19Djibril SidibéSUB
  11. 22Benjamin MendySUB
  12. 17Adil RamiSUB

AUS · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Mark MilliganCD-L
  3. 20Trent SainsburyCD-R
  4. 16Aziz BehichLB
  5. 19Joshua RisdonRB
  6. 13Aaron MooyCM-L
  7. 15Mile JedinakCM-R
  8. 10Robbie KruseLM
  9. 7Mathew LeckieRM
  10. 11Andrew NabboutF
  11. 23Tom RogicRCF

Substitutes

  1. 8Massimo LuongoSUB
  2. 14Jamie MaclarenSUB
  3. 21Dimitrios PetratosSUB
  4. 18Danny VukovicSUB
  5. 6Matthew JurmanSUB
  6. 9Tomi JuricSUB
  7. 3James MeredithSUB
  8. 12Brad JonesSUB
  9. 4Tim CahillSUB
  10. 2Milos DegenekSUB
  11. 22Jackson IrvineSUB
  12. 17Daniel ArzaniSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Mathew Leckie (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' VAR Decision: Penalty France.
  3. 57' Joshua Risdon (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Goal! France 1, Australia 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 62' Goal! France 1, Australia 1. Mile Jedinak (Australia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  6. 64' Substitution, Australia. Tomi Juric replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  7. 70' Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  8. 70' Substitution, France. Nabil Fekir replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  9. 72' Substitution, Australia. Jackson Irvine replaces Tomas Rogic.
  10. 76' Corentin Tolisso (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, France. Blaise Matuidi replaces Corentin Tolisso.
  12. 80' Own Goal by Aziz Behich, Australia. France 2, Australia 1.
  13. 84' Substitution, Australia. Daniel Arzani replaces Robbie Kruse.
  14. 87' Aziz Behich (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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