UEFA Nations League

FT Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Sweden WLLLW 2
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France WDWLW 4
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FRA224
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Match Report

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Giroud on target as France send Sweden into League B

Olivier Giroud bagged a double as he showed his worth for France again to help the world champions beat Sweden 4-2 at home in the Nations League.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
0
48.2
Possession
51.8
6
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
463
Accurate Passes
522
549
Passes
586
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
35
Long Balls
64
12
Accurate Long Balls
48
0.3
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
8
20
Tackles
12
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
12
16
Effective Clearances
12
16
Clearances
12

Head to Head

FRA leads series 3-2

Lineups

FRA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 3Presnel KimpembeCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 2Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 14Adrien RabiotCM-L
  7. 6Paul PogbaCM-R
  8. 22Marcus ThuramLM
  9. 17Moussa SissokoRM
  10. 9Olivier GiroudCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

SWE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Robin OlsenG
  2. 4Marcus DanielsonCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 5Pierre BengtssonLB
  5. 2Mikael LustigRB
  6. 7Sebastian LarssonCM-L
  7. 20Kristoffer OlssonCM-R
  8. 10Emil ForsbergLM
  9. 17Viktor ClaessonRM
  10. 15Dejan KulusevskiCF-L
  11. 9Marcus BergCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! France 0, Sweden 1. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 16' Goal! France 1, Sweden 1. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
  3. 28' Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 36' Goal! France 2, Sweden 1. Benjamin Pavard (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, France. Kurt Zouma replaces Raphael Varane.
  6. 45' Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Lucas Hernández.
  7. 58' Substitution, France. Kylian Mbappé replaces Marcus Thuram because of an injury.
  8. 59' Goal! France 3, Sweden 1. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
  9. 66' Substitution, Sweden. Filip Helander replaces Victor Lindelöf.
  10. 66' Substitution, Sweden. Emil Krafth replaces Carl Mikael Lustig.
  11. 66' Substitution, Sweden. Robin Quaison replaces Viktor Claesson.
  12. 78' Substitution, France. Steven Nzonzi replaces Adrien Rabiot.
  13. 84' Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Olivier Giroud.
  14. 86' Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Isak replaces Marcus Berg.
  15. 87' Substitution, Sweden. Jens Cajuste replaces Sebastian Larsson.
  16. 88' Goal! France 3, Sweden 2. Robin Quaison (Sweden) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Bengtsson.
  17. 90'+2' Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+4' Goal! France 4, Sweden 2. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne following a fast break.

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