FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

FRA leads series 4-1

Lineups

FIN · 5-3-2

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 17Robert IvanovCD
  3. 3Daniel O'ShaughnessyCD-L
  4. 15Leo VäisänenCD-R
  5. 21Niko HamalainenLB
  6. 18Jere UronenRB
  7. 11Rasmus SchüllerCM
  8. 16Urho NissilaCM-L
  9. 6Glen KamaraCM-R
  10. 8Robin LodCF-L
  11. 10Teemu PukkiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Paulus ArajuuriSUB
  2. 5Miro TenhoSUB
  3. 19Marcus ForssSUB
  4. 9Fredrik Oldrup JensenSUB
  5. 12Jesse JoronenSUB
  6. 13Albin GranlundSUB
  7. 23Carljohan ErikssonSUB
  8. 14Onni ValakariSUB
  9. 4Joona ToivioSUB
  10. 7Robert TaylorSUB
  11. 22Ilmari NiskanenSUB
  12. 20Joel PohjanpaloSUB

FRA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 15Kurt ZoumaCD
  3. 4Dayot UpamecanoCD-L
  4. 3Jules KoundéCD-R
  5. 8Aurélien TchouaméniCM-L
  6. 14Adrien RabiotCM-R
  7. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  8. 18Lucas DigneLM
  9. 12Léo DuboisRM
  10. 10Kylian MbappéCF-L
  11. 20Moussa DiabyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Matteo GuendouziSUB
  2. 11Kingsley ComanSUB
  3. 13N'Golo KantéSUB
  4. 21Lucas HernándezSUB
  5. 5Clément LengletSUB
  6. 9Wissam Ben YedderSUB
  7. 23Alphonse AreolaSUB
  8. 19Karim BenzemaSUB
  9. 2Benjamin PavardSUB
  10. 6Jordan VeretoutSUB
  11. 22Theo HernándezSUB
  12. 16Benoit CostilSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Rasmus Schüller (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, France. Benjamin Pavard replaces Léo Dubois because of an injury.
  3. 56' Substitution, France. Karim Benzema replaces Moussa Diaby.
  4. 57' Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Jules Koundé.
  5. 64' Substitution, Finland. Marcus Forss replaces Rasmus Schüller.
  6. 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.
  7. 67' Substitution, France. Mattéo Guendouzi replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  8. 73' Substitution, Finland. Robert Taylor replaces Jere Uronen.
  9. 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.
  10. 82' Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
  11. 82' Substitution, Finland. Onni Valakari replaces Urho Nissilä.
  12. 86' Substitution, France. Jordan Veretout replaces Adrien Rabiot.

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