FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
France
  • 6': Kylian Mbappé
  • 12': Kylian Mbappé
  • 32': Kylian Mbappé
  • 55': Karim Benzema
  • 59': Karim Benzema
  • 75': Adrien Rabiot
  • 84': Antoine Griezmann (P)
  • 87': Kylian Mbappé
FT
8 - 0
Kazakhstan

    Mbappe shines as France thump Kazakhstan to qualify for World Cup

    Holders France reached the 2022 World Cup finals with a match to spare after four goals from Kylian Mbappe helped them to an 8-0 rout of Kazakhstan.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Samat Zharynbetov (Kazakhstan).
    • 1': N'Golo Kanté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, France. Karim Benzema tries a through ball, but Theo Hernández is caught offside.
    • 6': Goal! France 1, Kazakhstan 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Islambek Kuat.
    • 11': Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
    • 11': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
    • 12': Goal! France 2, Kazakhstan 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kingsley Coman following a fast break.
    • 18': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
    • 18': Samat Zharynbetov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Oralkhan Omirtayev.
    • 20': Corner, France. Conceded by Maksat Taykenov.
    • 23': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
    • 23': Oralkhan Omirtayev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Kingsley Coman (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Corner, France. Conceded by Islambek Kuat.
    • 27': Abat Aymbetov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 32': Goal! France 3, Kazakhstan 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.
    • 33': Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
    • 34': Attempt saved. Oralkhan Omirtayev (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erkin Tapalov with a cross.
    • 35': Corner, France. Conceded by Temirlan Erlanov.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
    • 39': Samat Zharynbetov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Oralkhan Omirtayev (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Islambek Kuat with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Kingsley Coman (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
    • 45': Dangerous play by Karim Benzema (France).
    • 45': Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, France 3, Kazakhstan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins France 3, Kazakhstan 0.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 50': Foul by Oralkhan Omirtayev (Kazakhstan).
    • 50': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Oralkhan Omirtayev (Kazakhstan).
    • 51': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Oralkhan Omirtayev (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Foul by Karim Benzema (France).
    • 52': Stas Pokatilov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Karim Benzema (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Foul by Samat Zharynbetov (Kazakhstan).
    • 55': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Goal! France 4, Kazakhstan 0. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
    • 59': Goal! France 5, Kazakhstan 0. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 59': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Aybar Zhaksylykov replaces Abat Aymbetov.
    • 60': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Vladislav Vassiljev replaces Oralkhan Omirtayev.
    • 66': Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
    • 68': Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
    • 68': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Bauyrzhan Baytana replaces Erkin Tapalov.
    • 69': Foul by Aybar Zhaksylykov (Kazakhstan).
    • 69': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, France. Moussa Diaby replaces Karim Benzema.
    • 72': Substitution, France. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces N'Golo Kanté.
    • 72': Offside, France. Moussa Diaby tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
    • 74': Corner, France. Conceded by Aleksandr Marochkin.
    • 75': Goal! France 6, Kazakhstan 0. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Bauyrzhan Baytana (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
    • 79': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
    • 79': Corner, France. Conceded by Stas Pokatilov.
    • 79': Substitution, France. Benjamin Pavard replaces Kingsley Coman.
    • 80': Substitution, France. Clément Lenglet replaces Lucas Hernández.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Jules Koundé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
    • 80': Corner, France. Conceded by Stas Pokatilov.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 82': Penalty France. Antoine Griezmann draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 82': Penalty conceded by Vladislav Vassiljev (Kazakhstan) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 82': VAR Decision: Penalty France.
    • 83': Vladislav Vassiljev (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Goal! France 7, Kazakhstan 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 84': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Bagdat Kairov replaces Marat Bystrov.
    • 87': Goal! France 8, Kazakhstan 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
    • 88': Substitution, France. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Kylian Mbappé.
    • 89': Foul by Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan).
    • 89': Moussa Diaby (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Moussa Diaby (France).
    • 90'+1': Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Aybar Zhaksylykov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Aybar Zhaksylykov (Kazakhstan).
    • 90'+4': Jules Koundé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Dayot Upamecano (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Aybar Zhaksylykov (Kazakhstan).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, France 8, Kazakhstan 0.
    • 0': Match ends, France 8, Kazakhstan 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 6
    6 Saves 3
    34.2 Possession 65.8
    5 SHOTS 20
    3 ON GOAL 14
    0.6 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    305 Accurate Passes 660
    380 Passes 722
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 7
    6 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    56 Long Balls 39
    22 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.9
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    12 Effective Tackles 5
    18 Tackles 6
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    3 Interceptions 5
    17 Effective Clearances 4
    17 Clearances 4

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Parc des Princes
    Location: Paris, France
    Attendance: 45,551

    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

    FRA France (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    4 Dayot Upamecano
    21 Lucas Hernández
    3 Jules Koundé
    14 Adrien Rabiot
    13 N'Golo Kanté
    7 Antoine Griezmann
    22 Theo Hernández
    11 Kingsley Coman
    10 Kylian Mbappé
    19 Karim Benzema Yellow Card
    France Substitutes:
    Moussa Diaby, Léo Dubois, Benoit Costil, Benjamin Pavard, Alphonse Areola, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Matteo Guendouzi, Wissam Ben Yedder, Clément Lenglet, Kurt Zouma, Jordan Veretout, Lucas Digne.

    KAZ Kazakhstan (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Stas Pokatilov (GK)
    22 Aleksandr Marochkin
    3 Nuraly Alip
    4 Temirlan Erlanov
    6 Maksat Taykenov
    23 Marat Bystrov
    5 Islambek Kuat
    10 Samat Zharynbetov
    18 Erkin Tapalov
    17 Abat Aimbetov
    7 Oralkhan Omirtayev Yellow Card
    Kazakhstan Substitutes:
    Bauyrzhan Baytana, Alibek Kasym, Mukhamedjan Seysen, Sagadat Tursynbai, Vladislav Vassiljev, Bekkhan Shaizada, Bagdat Kairov, Artur Shushenachev, Aybar Zhaksylykov.

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