FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Finland vs France, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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  • 66': Karim Benzema
  • 76': Kylian Mbappé

Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema fire France to win as Finland miss out on World Cup

Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe were on target again as France completed their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win at Finland on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Glen Kamara (Finland).
  • 5': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  • 6': Offside, France. Jules Koundé tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
  • 7': Offside, Finland. Urho Nissilä tries a through ball, but Teemu Pukki is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
  • 9': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Glen Kamara (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Lod.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Lod.
  • 30': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
  • 30': Urho Nissilä (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robin Lod.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Urho Nissilä (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
  • 39': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
  • 43': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Leo Väisänen (Finland) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Urho Nissilä with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Finland 0, France 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Finland 0, France 0.
  • 45': Substitution, France. Benjamin Pavard replaces Léo Dubois because of an injury.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Jere Uronen (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robin Lod.
  • 48': Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Moussa Diaby (France).
  • 56': Substitution, France. Karim Benzema replaces Moussa Diaby.
  • 57': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Jules Koundé.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  • 58': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
  • 61': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
  • 61': Urho Nissilä (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Finland. Marcus Forss replaces Rasmus Schüller.
  • 66': Goal! Finland 0, France 1. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 67': Substitution, France. Mattéo Guendouzi replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 71': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
  • 71': Mattéo Guendouzi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Finland. Robert Taylor replaces Jere Uronen.
  • 74': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
  • 76': Goal! Finland 0, France 2. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard.
  • 82': Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
  • 82': Substitution, Finland. Onni Valakari replaces Urho Nissilä.
  • 83': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
  • 83': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 86': Substitution, France. Jordan Veretout replaces Adrien Rabiot.
  • 88': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (France).
  • 88': Teemu Pukki (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Onni Valakari (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Corner, France. Conceded by Onni Valakari.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Onni Valakari (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Finland 0, France 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Finland 0, France 2.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 3
52.9 Possession 47.1
8 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
466 Accurate Passes 401
550 Passes 483
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 2
8 Crosses 13
0.0 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 30
33 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 12
24 Effective Clearances 10
24 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 31,890

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 6 +12 16
2 Ukraine 6 -1 10
3 Iceland 6 +2 7
4 Azerbaijan 6 -13 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

FIN Finland (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
17 Robert Ivanov
3 Daniel O'Shaughnessy
15 Leo Väisänen
21 Niko Hamalainen
18 Jere Uronen
11 Rasmus Schüller Yellow Card
16 Urho Nissila
6 Glen Kamara
8 Robin Lod
10 Teemu Pukki

FRA France (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
15 Kurt Zouma
4 Dayot Upamecano
3 Jules Koundé
8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
14 Adrien Rabiot
7 Antoine Griezmann
18 Lucas Digne
12 Léo Dubois
10 Kylian Mbappé
20 Moussa Diaby

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