UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Türkiye vs France, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Türkiye
  • 30': Kaan Ayhan
  • 40': Cengiz Ünder
FT
2 - 0
France

    Turkey stun World Cup champions France

    Turkey moved top of their European Championship qualifying group by dominating World Cup winners France in a 2-0 home victory Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
    • 2': Corner, France. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
    • 3': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
    • 3': Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
    • 17': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Foul by Raphaël Varane (France).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
    • 18': Offside, Turkey. Dorukhan Toköz tries a through ball, but Kenan Karaman is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
    • 20': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
    • 20': Zeki Çelik (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
    • 22': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Kenan Karaman (Turkey).
    • 26': Moussa Sissoko (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Raphaël Varane (France).
    • 29': Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (France).
    • 29': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
    • 29': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Goal! Turkey 1, France 0. Kaan Ayhan (Turkey) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Merih Demiral with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci.
    • 39': Foul by Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey).
    • 39': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Offside, France. Moussa Sissoko tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 40': Goal! Turkey 2, France 0. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dorukhan Toköz.
    • 42': Offside, France. Moussa Sissoko tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 43': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (France).
    • 45'+2': Samuel Umtiti (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Merih Demiral (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Turkey 2, France 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Turkey 2, France 0.
    • 45': Substitution, France. Ferland Mendy replaces Lucas Digne.
    • 45': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Blaise Matuidi.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Offside, France. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 51': Offside, France. Benjamin Pavard tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 55': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Kenan Karaman (Turkey) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
    • 56': Offside, Turkey. Hasan Ali Kaldirim tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
    • 57': Corner, France. Conceded by Hasan Ali Kaldirim.
    • 58': Corner, France. Conceded by Zeki Çelik.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Raphaël Varane (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphaël Varane.
    • 64': Ferland Mendy (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey).
    • 64': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
    • 64': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey).
    • 65': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dorukhan Toköz.
    • 70': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
    • 71': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
    • 71': Foul by Merih Demiral (Turkey).
    • 71': Moussa Sissoko (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, France. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Olivier Giroud.
    • 73': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (France).
    • 74': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zeki Çelik.
    • 76': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
    • 76': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
    • 76': Samuel Umtiti (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey).
    • 77': Wissam Ben Yedder (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Merih Demiral (Turkey).
    • 79': Wissam Ben Yedder (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Substitution, Turkey. Ozan Tufan replaces Irfan Can Kahveci.
    • 80': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
    • 80': Mert Günok (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Ferland Mendy (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Turkey).
    • 85': Substitution, Turkey. Yusuf Yazici replaces Cengiz Ünder.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kenan Karaman following a fast break.
    • 86': Kingsley Coman (France) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 86': Kingsley Coman (France) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
    • 87': Samuel Umtiti (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Moussa Sissoko is caught offside.
    • 90': Substitution, Turkey. Abdülkadir Ömür replaces Dorukhan Toköz.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Turkey. Abdülkadir Ömür tries a through ball, but Kenan Karaman is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
    • 90'+3': Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Turkey. Zeki Çelik tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Turkey 2, France 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Turkey 2, France 0.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Turkey. Abdulkadir Omur tries a through ball, but Kenan Karaman is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
    • 90'+3': Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Turkey. Mehmet Zeki Çelik tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Turkey 2, France 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Turkey 2, France 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 0
    63 Possession 37
    4 SHOTS 11
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    473 Accurate Passes 240
    556 Passes 322
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    9 Crosses 10
    0.4 Cross % 0.5
    50 Long Balls 55
    35 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    6 Effective Tackles 16
    15 Tackles 20
    0.4 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 13
    10 Effective Clearances 17
    10 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Medas Konya Büyüksehir Stadyumu
    Location: Konya, Türkiye
    Attendance: 36,783

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Denmark 10 +9 22
    2 Slovenia 10 +11 22
    3 Finland 10 +8 18
    4 Kazakhstan 10 +4 18
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    TUR Türkiye (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Mert Günok (GK)
    16 Merih Demiral
    22 Kaan Ayhan
    14 Mahmut Tekdemir Yellow Card
    3 Hasan Ali Kaldirim
    2 Zeki Çelik
    21 Irfan Can Kahveci
    5 Dorukhan Toköz
    9 Kenan Karaman
    7 Cengiz Ünder
    17 Burak Yilmaz
    Türkiye Substitutes:
    Nazim Sangaré, Yusuf Yazici, Ozan Tufan, Sinan Bolat, Ugurcan Çakir, Deniz Turuc, Oguzhan Özyakup, Caglar Söyüncü, Abdülkadir Ömür, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Umut Meras, Guven Yalcin.

    FRA France (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    5 Samuel Umtiti Yellow Card
    4 Raphaël Varane
    12 Lucas Digne
    2 Benjamin Pavard
    7 Antoine Griezmann
    6 Paul Pogba
    17 Moussa Sissoko
    9 Olivier Giroud
    14 Blaise Matuidi
    10 Kylian Mbappé
    France Substitutes:
    Kingsley Coman, Wissam Ben Yedder, Léo Dubois, Kurt Zouma, Florian Thauvin, Alphonse Areola, Thomas Lemar, Mike Maignan, Tanguy Ndombele, Ferland Mendy, Clément Lenglet.

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