France denied early Euro qualification with Turkey draw
France must wait to claim a place at Euro 2020 after the world champions were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Turkey on Monday.
UEFA European Championship Qualifying
FULL TIME
- Olivier Giroud 76'
- Kaan Ayhan 81'
Stade de France · 72,154 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/26 | vs Belgium | W 4-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| 10/2/26 | vs Italy | D 1-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| 9/28/26 | @ Belgium | W 1-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| 9/25/26 | @ Türkiye | W 1-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| 7/18/26 | vs England | L 4-6 | FIFA World Cup |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 87'
Substitution, France. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Kingsley Coman.
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Yellow Card 86'
Kenan Karaman (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 86'
Irfan Can Kahveci (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 85'
Cenk Tosun (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal - Header 81'
Goal! France 1, Turkey 1. Kaan Ayhan (Turkey) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu following a set piece situation.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, Turkey. Cenk Tosun replaces Ozan Tufan.
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Yellow Card 81'
Antoine Griezmann (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 76'
Substitution, France. Thomas Lemar replaces Blaise Matuidi.
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Goal - Header 76'
Goal! France 1, Turkey 0. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
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Substitution 53'
Substitution, Turkey. Kaan Ayhan replaces Zeki Çelik because of an injury.
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Yellow Card 49'
Lucas Hernández (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Turkey. Hakan Çalhanoglu replaces Okay Yokuslu.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
Second Half ends, France 1, Turkey 1.
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Substitution 87'
Substitution, France. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Kingsley Coman.
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Yellow Card 86'
Kenan Karaman (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 86'
Irfan Can Kahveci (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 85'
Cenk Tosun (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal - Header 81'
Goal! France 1, Turkey 1. Kaan Ayhan (Turkey) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu following a set piece situation.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, Turkey. Cenk Tosun replaces Ozan Tufan.
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Yellow Card 81'
Antoine Griezmann (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 76'
Substitution, France. Thomas Lemar replaces Blaise Matuidi.
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Goal - Header 76'
Goal! France 1, Turkey 0. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
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Substitution 53'
Substitution, Turkey. Kaan Ayhan replaces Zeki Çelik because of an injury.
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Yellow Card 49'
Lucas Hernández (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Turkey. Hakan Çalhanoglu replaces Okay Yokuslu.
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Halftime 45'+2'
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 17 of 17 events.
Team Stats
TUR
FRA
10
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
0
Corner Kicks
10
9
Saves
0
35.9
Possession
64.1
5
SHOTS
22
1
ON GOAL
9
20
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
277
Accurate Passes
564
364
Passes
636
80
Pass Completion %
90
0
Accurate Crosses
8
4
Crosses
23
0
Cross %
30
64
Long Balls
41
19
Accurate Long Balls
26
30
Long Balls %
60
1
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
8
19
Tackles
10
60
Tackle %
80
10
Interceptions
2
27
Effective Clearances
5
27
Clearances
5
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedFRA · 4-2-3-1
Steve MandandaG16
Clément LengletCD-L51 shot
Raphaël VaraneCD-R41 shot on target2 shots
Lucas HernándezLB21 yellow card1 shot
Benjamin PavardRB21 shot
Antoine GriezmannAM7 yellow card1 assist2 shots on target5 shots
Blaise MatuidiLM141 shot
Corentin TolissoRM121 shot
Wissam Ben YedderF102 shots
Kingsley ComanAM-L112 shots
Moussa SissokoAM-R173 shots on target3 shots
Substitutes
Presnel KimpembeSUB3
Djibril SidibéSUB19
Lucas DigneSUB18
Tanguy NdombeleSUB6
Thomas LemarSUB81 shot on target1 shot
N'Golo KantéSUB13
Jonathan IkonéSUB201 shot on target1 shot
Mike MaignanSUB23
Alphonse AreolaSUB1
Alassane PléaSUB22
Olivier GiroudSUB91 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Kurt ZoumaSUB15
TUR · 4-1-4-1
Mert GünokG129 saves
Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L4
Merih DemiralCD-R3
Okay YokusluDM6
Umut MerasLB13
Zeki ÇelikRB2
Irfan Can KahveciCM-L21 yellow card
Mahmut TekdemirCM-R14
Kenan KaramanLM18 yellow card1 shot
Ozan TufanRM72 shots
Burak YilmazF171 shot
Substitutes
Omer BayramSUB8
Cenk TosunSUB9 yellow card
Nazim SangaréSUB19
Ugurcan ÇakirSUB23
Enes ÜnalSUB16
Kaan AyhanSUB221 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Emre BelözogluSUB5
Ozan KabakSUB15
Yusuf YaziciSUB11
Hakan ÇalhanogluSUB101 assist
Sinan BolatSUB1
Deniz TurucSUB20
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