UEFA Nations League

FT Thursday, October 7, 2021
France DLDDW 3
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Belgium WLWWW 2
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BEL202
Allianz Stadium · 12,409 att. · ESPN2

Match Report

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France rally for 3-2 win over Belgium in Nations League semis to set up final vs. Spain

France recovered from two goals down to beat Belgium 3-2 in a thrilling Nations League semifinal on Thursday to set up a final vs. Spain.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
3
48.9
Possession
51.1
16
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
562
Accurate Passes
596
621
Passes
651
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.2
41
Long Balls
33
28
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
7
20
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
16
10
Effective Clearances
13
10
Clearances
13

Head to Head

FRA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BEL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 3Jason DenayerCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  6. 6Axel WitselCM-R
  7. 11Yannick CarrascoLM
  8. 21Timothy CastagneRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 7Kevin De BruyneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Charles De KetelaereSUB
  2. 17Hans VanakenSUB
  3. 15Thomas FoketSUB
  4. 19Leander DendonckerSUB
  5. 20Leandro TrossardSUB
  6. 14Dodi LukébakioSUB
  7. 4Dedryck BoyataSUB
  8. 16Arthur TheateSUB
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  10. 12Simon MignoletSUB
  11. 22Alexis SaelemaekersSUB
  12. 13Koen CasteelsSUB

FRA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 4Raphaël VaraneCD
  3. 21Lucas HernándezCD-L
  4. 5Jules KoundéCD-R
  5. 14Adrien RabiotCM-L
  6. 6Paul PogbaCM-R
  7. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  8. 22Theo HernándezLM
  9. 2Benjamin PavardRM
  10. 10Kylian MbappéCF-L
  11. 19Karim BenzemaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  2. 8Aurélien TchouaméniSUB
  3. 12Léo DuboisSUB
  4. 13Matteo GuendouziSUB
  5. 23Mike MaignanSUB
  6. 17Jordan VeretoutSUB
  7. 18Lucas DigneSUB
  8. 11Moussa DiabySUB
  9. 20Wissam Ben YedderSUB
  10. 15Dayot UpamecanoSUB
  11. 9Anthony MartialSUB
  12. 16Benoit CostilSUB

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! Belgium 1, France 0. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  2. 40' Goal! Belgium 2, France 0. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  3. 62' Goal! Belgium 2, France 1. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  4. 67' Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 69' Goal! Belgium 2, France 2. Kylian Mbappé (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  6. 70' Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Youri Tielemans.
  7. 74' Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Eden Hazard.
  8. 75' Substitution, France. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Adrien Rabiot.
  9. 90' Goal! Belgium 2, France 3. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, France. Léo Dubois replaces Benjamin Pavard.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Timothy Castagne.
  12. 90'+7' Substitution, France. Jordan Veretout replaces Karim Benzema.

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